This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the
Second Sino-Japanese War, and as the few remaining Chinese veterans reach their
80s and 90s, time is running out to record their personal experiences of
history. Photographer Li Qiang, a former photojournalist at the Beijing News
and vice photo director at China Newsweek wanted
to celebrate their contributions without glossing over their often painful pasts. After locating
more than 50 veterans through archives and non-governmental organizations, he spent
a month traveling to remote villages and towns in four provinces to photograph
them.
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