Offspring of Soviet Red Army visit Dalian

Offspring of the Soviet Red Army pose for a photograph with the 90-year-old Chinese veteran Wang Hailong during their visit in Dalian, Liaoning province, on May 7. [Photo by Wang Zhongcheng/chinanews.com]

A Russian delegation of Soviet Red Army’s offspring visited Dalian, North China’s Liaoning province, on May 7, to trace their childhood memories.

Their fathers were soldiers of the Soviet Red Army who were stationed in Lushunkou district during 1945 to 1955. Thus they were either born in Dalian or lived in Dalian for several years.

Kai Chenglian, chairman of Laishi Group and Lushunkou China-Russia Cultural Exchange Association, met with the delegation and expressed a warm welcome to them.

He said that Dalian is the second hometown to many Russians and he hoped more Russian people could come and live in Lushunkou district.

During the trip, the delegation visited a 90-year-old veteran Wang Hailong who used to work with the Soviet Red Army. They also went around the city looking for former sites where their homes were located.

Wang Hailong, a 90-year-old veteran, dresses in his old military uniform to welcome offspring of the Soviet Red Army to his home in Dalian, Liaoning province, on May 7. [Photo by Wang Zhongcheng/chinanews.com]

Offspring of the Soviet Red Army visit a museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Lushunkou district of Dalian, Liaoning province, on May 7. [Photo by Wang Zhongcheng/chinanews.com]