WWII came to the small town of Tai’erzhuang in central China – and it was never the same again. The town was strategically placed, on the north-south transport railway corridor and the ancient Grand Canal, and so was a focus of the Japanese Imperial army as it advanced. Li Jing Shan was only a child when his family fled the fighting. They returned to find their home, and most of the town, in ruins.

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WWII came to the small town of Tai’erzhuang in central China – and it was never the same again. The town was strategically placed, on the north-south transport railway corridor and the ancient Grand Canal, and so was a focus of the Japanese Imperial army as it advanced. Li Jing Shan was only a child when his family fled the fighting. They returned to find their home, and most of the town, in ruins.