Ever since Japanese troops first trampled onto Chinese soil in the 1930s, countless brave and unyielding sons and daughters of China have taken up arms in self-defense and fought the brutal invaders to the death. Yuanziya Village in Shandong is an outstanding example of Chinese farmers’ resistance against Japan. For this reason, later generations hailed Yuanziya as “China’s First Anti-Japanese Village.”
This story commemorates the forebears who defended their homes and country, and whose blood safeguarded the nation’s unity. It portrays the truly desperate lives ordinary people endured in those days.
Join Li Shuai and his brothers as they embark on a journey through the arduous and tragic years from 1890 to 1940.
