This work was commissioned by the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra in honor of the 70th anniversary to the end of World War II and the Second Sino-Japanese War. The work runs for 50 minutes and is divided into two halves, withthe first half being an instrumental cycle and the second half a vocal one. Instrumentation: SATB Chorus: 2+1.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Timp.Perc(4).Pno(dClst).Hp:Str(16.14.12.10.8 min)