Exhibition pays homage to Flying Tigers' heroism

Eighty years ago, after 14 years of arduous struggle, the Chinese people achieved a great victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45), which also marked the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. During this war, the Flying Tigers crossed the Pacific to support the Chinese people in their resistance against Japanese forces.

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the war of resistance and the World Anti-Fascist War, the special exhibition The Sound of Propellers Cutting Through Clouds: Memories of the Flying Tigers' War of Resistance and the Vigil for Peace recently opened at the Overseas Chinese History Museum of China in Beijing, which will run through Sept 7.

The Flying Tigers is the name given to the American Volunteer Group that aided China during the war of resistance. This volunteer air force from the United States dealt major blows to the Japanese air force and served as an important aerial power in resisting the Japanese military. The Flying Tigers also flew over the Himalayas to establish the "Hump" route, almost the only international supply line available to China after the Japanese occupied Myanmar.