To commemorate the 80th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and World War II, a China-US people-to-people exchange event featuring symphony music and storytelling will take place at the Chinese Embassy in the United States and the Chinese Consulate General in New York on Aug 27 and Aug 29 local time, respectively.

A delegation from Quzhou city in East China's Zhejiang province, along with descendants of Doolittle Raiders, will recount heroic rescue stories from the famous Doolittle Raid.

In 1942, after a daring bombing raid on Japan, 75 US airmen led by Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle were forced to bail out or crash-land in China after running out of fuel. The Chinese people rescued 64 of them, including those who recuperated in Quzhou.

The Quzhou delegation departed from China on Aug 26, bringing gifts and high expectations.

The paper-cutting artwork is inspired by heroic rescue stories from the Doolittle Raid. [Photo/Tide News]

Wang Qun, deputy director of Quzhou's publicity department, carried the newly published Heroic Mountains and Rivers: Quzhou's Promise in 1942 — a non-fiction work that is based on the Doolittle Raid Rescue and shows the bravery of the Chinese folks who saved the US airmen.

Tong Lijuan, director of the Memorial Hall to the Doolittle Raid in Quzhou, carried a set of historical photographs, a farmer painting, and a paper-cutting work — all themed on the Doolittle Raid Rescue. She said she aimed to share the deep friendship forged during wartime.

In recent years, Quzhou has actively explored the historical significance of the Doolittle Raid Rescue and held a series of exchange events, aiming to honor the historical bonds forged during the Doolittle Raid Rescue and to foster new cultural exchanges between the two nations.