A painting portraying the Sino-Japanese War that measures more than 800 meters wide is currently on exhibition in Taipei. A total of 50 painters, from both Taiwan and China, spent five and a half years to complete it. The exhibition planner said these artists simply want to record a painful chapter of Chinese history that later generations cannot afford to forget.

The Mukden Incident, Nanjing Massacre, and Marco Polo Bridge Incident are all remembered on this scroll.

It took more than 50 Chinese artists and historians over five and a half years to complete the scroll, which documents the Chinese resistance effort against Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

The descendents of Atayal tribespeople slaughtered by the Japanese during the Wushe Incident in 1930 were extremely moved by the scroll.

The son of resistance hero General Ji Xingwen also said that in light of how many resistance heroes have disappeared from Taiwan's history textbooks, the scroll is all the more meaningful.

The record-breaking 840-meter long, 2-meter high scroll was the brainchild of renowned Chinese humanist Wang Kang, who says that the artists chose to use traditional Chinese characters and depict many controversial political figures for historical accuracy.

Due to the depictions, the scroll has never been exhibited in China.

The artists hope that the scroll can help the global community remember the pain and cruelty of war, and understand the value of peace.