Staff of the Chinese Embassy in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea payed their tribute to the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs in a cemetery visit on Friday.
Led by Ambassador Wang Yajun, more than 70 diplomats from the Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang traveled to the CPV Martyrs’ Cemetery in Kujang County, North Pyongan Province to lay wreaths for the 1,170 Chinese soldiers laid to rest in three collective tombs.
The cemetery was built on a hillside, surrounded by towering mountains. Climbing up the steep stone steps, what catches the eye is a stone tablet inscribed with the words "Cemetery of the Chinese People's Volunteers Martyrs" in Korean.
The delegation laid wreaths with golden lettering on ribbons reading "long live the CPV martyrs," and observed a moment of silence to pay their respects.
The cemetery administrator briefed the delegation on the maintenance and preservation of the tombs, saying that DPRK people would come to pay their tribute to the CPV martyrs on each major holiday.
The Korean War broke out in June 1950, just eight months after the People's Republic of China was founded. At the request of the DPRK, Chinese ground forces under the CPV entered the Korean Peninsula on Oct 19, 1950. A total of 2.9 million CPV soldiers fought in the war that lasted almost three years; of them, more than 360,000 were martyred or wounded.
Chinese Embassy in DPRK pays tribute to CPV martyrs in cemetery visit
