Soldiers of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force present wreaths to the victims of the Nanjing massacre during a peace rally to mark the 69th anniversary of the Nanjing massacre committed by Japanese invading troops, in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2006. (Xinhua)

The rally was held in a square in front of the memorial hall for the Chinese victims massacred by Japanese invaders in Nanjing Wednesday morning, with the crowd mourning for the dead and presenting wreaths.

The mourners, including Nanjing school children, survivors of the massacre and international friends, passed a Nanjing peace declaration that calls on "all the peace-loving people to be united in building a peaceful, harmonious and reconciliatory new world". (Xinhua)

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