THE Shanghai Songhu Anti-Japanese Campaign Memorial Hall in Baoshan District is one of several buildings that will reopen on August 13 to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and the War against Japanese Aggression, authorities said yesterday.

The 12-story hall has been closed for renovation since January 28, which itself marked the 83rd anniversary of Japanese forces first attacking Shanghai, said Yan Shuang, director of a working group established to manage the commemoration of the two conflicts.

August 13 is a significant date as it will be the 78th anniversary of the second invasion of Shanghai by Japan. The conflict was one of the bloodiest campaigns in the entire war, Yan said.