The 14 cities across Liaoning province will sound an alarm simultaneously(同时) at

9:18pm tonight for 3 minutes to mark the “9.18 incident” (九一八事变). Vehicles

running on the streets in Shenyang have to stop and blow horns(鸣笛),

Today marks the 75th anniversary of the “9.18 incident”, commemorating(纪念) the 1931

invasion of Shenyang by the Japanese army in the capital of northeast China’s Liaoning

province. The Japanese army occupied(占领) the Shenyang area and later went on to

capture the entire northeast of China.

In addition to sounding the alarm for three minutes, there will be a ceremonial

striking of the bell near the “9.18” Historical museum(九一八历史博物馆). People will

toll the bell(敲钟) 14 times at 9:18 pm , indicating the passage of the 14 years during

which the people of northeast China had to suffer Japanese aggression. (侵略).