Veteran Zhang Senshui led the participants to mourn deceased soldiers and present flowers. A concert was organized Thursday morning.
Authorities opened a webpage of "commemorating martyrs online" from March 6. As of Wednesday, 90 million netizens had presented virtual flowers at www.wenming.cn, with many of them leaving messages.
"Dear brave warriors, you are the most lovely people,... and the land you shed blood for has been filled with blossoms and trees. We will cherish the hard-earned happy life and better understand the responsibilities and missions shouldered on us," posted a netizen.
While deceased warriors rest in peace in graveyards, Yang Yumei only had a jar of soil.
Yang, 55, is granddaughter of Zhang Qi, the most senior Chinese officer to die in the Battle of Yenangyaung, Myanmar in April 1942. More than 7,000 British soldiers and their families were saved from in the bitterly fought campaign.
His body was blown up when being transported back home, with his belongings scattered.
In 2017, Yang brought back a jar of soil at the battlefield and buried it in Qiyang County, Hunan Province, Zhang's hometown.
Last year, funded by local government and Yang, a monument was erected as well as a gravestone at the site.
"He finally has a place to be mourned by people," Yang said.
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