Over 100 ceramic and porcelain masterpieces pay tribute to martyrs of war of resistance at ongoing exhibition, Yang Feiyue reports.

Beneath the soft glow of gallery lights, a monumental ceramic piece grips viewers with its stark intensity. Numbers marking the time period of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) fractured and reassembled in porcelain intertwine with the silhouettes of rifles, uniforms, and the Great Wall.

The work, Remembering: 1931-1945, mirrors the chaos and endurance of a nation under siege, embodying life's fragility and memory's permanence, say its creators, the Chao brothers: Chao Ziyi and Chao Ziwei.

The work is among more than 30 items that open the chapter Flames of Memory — Porcelain Paints the Homeland at the Victory and Peace Themed Ceramic Art Exhibition in Beijing.