Wartime relics tell of sacrifice and resolve

Through preservation efforts in Changsha, people can learn about history's heroes and the battles fought, to prevent them from recurring, Yang Feiyue reports in Changsha.

As the first light of dawn creeps over the horizon, a crew clutching notebooks has already suited up, walking with measured steps through the woods.

They pause occasionally to study weathered tombstones and record their conditions, bending down to gently wipe the dust from their surfaces.

This is the heritage conservation staff of Yuelu Mountain's Lushan scenic area in Changsha, the capital of Central China's Hunan province, which houses major wartime relics from the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45), including the former command post of a major war zone, artillery fortification, and stone railings inscribed with the names of fallen soldiers.