SHENYANG, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The remains of 30 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) soldiers who lost their lives during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) were returned to China on Friday from the Republic of Korea (ROK).

A Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force Y-20 transport aircraft, carrying the remains of the fallen soldiers and 267 of their personal effects, landed at Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province.

Since 2014, China and the ROK have completed 12 consecutive handovers involving the remains of 1,011 CPV martyrs in the ROK, along with related artifacts.

Upon the plane's touchdown, it was met with a water cannon salute. As soldiers carried the caskets off the plane, a remembrance ceremony was held at the airport.

Nearly 1,000 people, including representatives from central and local authorities, the military, war veterans, and relatives of CPV martyrs, attended the ceremony.

The caskets were covered with the Five-star Red Flag. The participants bowed three times in dignified silence to the soldiers' remains.

The remains will be laid to rest on Saturday in a martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang.

On Friday, a 29.7-kilometer journey from the airport to the cemetery was escorted by a convoy of 70 police motorcycles. Thousands of people stood solemnly along the road, as their eyes followed the passing of the fleet.

The city lit up all its large electronic display screens along the route, flashing the words "Heroes Return Home." LED display screens on top of over ten thousand taxis in the city also carried the same welcoming words.

Since 2019, China has begun to use DNA technology to identify the martyrs' remains. Earlier this year, the identities of eight CPV martyrs were announced to be successfully confirmed, bringing the total number to 28.  ■