Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression

The Memorial Hall of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (abbreviated as the War of Resistance Museum) is located in Wanping City, near Marco Polo Bridge, the site of the July 7 Incident that marked the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. As a large, comprehensive memorial museum comprehensively reflecting the history of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Museum is a National Youth Volunteer Service Demonstration Base, one of the first national Red Tourism Classic Scenic Spots, one of the first national and Beijing anti-corruption education bases, a national base for caring for the next generation of Party and national history education, a national and Beijing national defense education base, and a base for cross-strait exchange. The Museum is also the founding sponsor and permanent secretariat of the International Association of World War II Museums, and hosts the Chinese Society of History of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Beijing China War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Research and Peace Education Foundation, and the director secretariat of the Memorial Museum Committee of the Chinese Museums Association. Founded under the patronage of the Communist Party of China, the Museum received approval from the Central Committee in 1985 and officially opened to the public in July 1987. Since its establishment, the Museum has actively promoted the great spirit of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and its social recognition and global influence have steadily increased. To date, it has received over 37 million visitors from home and abroad. Currently, the museum houses nearly 30,000 artifacts and receives over one million visitors annually (1.46 million in 2019). It has also hosted dignitaries from over a dozen countries and over 300,000 visitors from over 80 countries and regions. The International Association of WWII Museums, founded by the museum, now has 49 museums from 15 countries as members. Through mutual visits, exhibition exchanges, collection exchanges, academic seminars, and joint commemorations, the museums are becoming an important window for people around the world to understand the history of China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.