(250815) -- SPRINGFIELD (NEW ZEALAND), Aug. 15, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A woman views photo exhibits at a commemoration event held in the town of Springfield, New Zealand, on Aug. 15, 2025. Communities across New Zealand's South Island on Friday commemorated the 80th anniversary of Chinese People's victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
The event also honored the life and historic contributions of Rewi Alley, who spent six decades living and working in China, contributing to the Chinese people's wartime resistance, the country's postwar economic development, and the building of China-New Zealand friendship. (Photo by Yan Xinyun/Xinhua)
