The Unyielding East: China’s WWII Relics - Jiangqiao Campaign: first shot in the Anti-Fascist War

On November 4, 1931, a fierce battle broke out in Tailai County, Heilongjiang Province, marking China’s earliest armed resistance against Japanese aggression. In this episode, we meet a local villager who has spent years collecting relics from that historic battle in northeast China. Through his collection, he shares the story of his hometown: a tale of bravery, sacrifice, and the unyielding spirit that ignited the first sparks of China’s fight against Japanese aggression.