President Xi Jinping awards medals to Chinese and foreign veterans and civilians who fought for China in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sept 2, 2015. [Photo by Wu Zhiyi/China Daily]

President Xi Jinping presents commemorative medals to 30 veterans for their contribution to China's victory against Japanese aggression on Wednesday morning, one day before the Victory Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Guo Weimin, deputy director of State Council Information Office, provided details about the five categories of veterans being honored. They include:

Veterans who served in the Communist Party of China's (CPC's) counter-Japanese forces, including the Eighth Route Army, New Fourth Army, Northeast China Counter-Japanese United Forces and South China Guerrillas .

Personnel who worked in underground organizations and governments led by the CPC during the war against Japanese invasion.

Veterans who returned home as peasants or joined CPC revolutionary activities after fighting with the Kuomintang (KMT).

Patriotic personages who contributed to the victory in the war, commanders of anti-Japanese forces or their surviving dependents.

Foreigners who contributed to the victory.

President Xi Jinping awards a commemorative medal to a Russian veteran who served in the Soviet Red Army and took part in the war of Mudanjiang River liberation, Sept 2, 2015. [Photo by Wu Zhiyi/China Daily]

A commemorative medal awarded to veterans who took part in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/China Daily]

Chinese President Xi Jinping grants medals to 30 Chinese and foreign veterans and civilians who fought for China in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sept 2, 2015. Some of the late veterans were represented by their relatives. [Photo/Xinhua]

Shi Baodong, 90, from East China's Jiangsu province, fought in the counter-Japanese war for five years and took part in the Gaoyou Campaign, China's last battle against Japanese invaders. [Photo by Zhao Yinan/China Daily]

Liang Ruobing, granddaughter of general Liang Lizhu, visits the memorial hall of the anti-Japanese war in Beijing with a commemorative medal around her neck, Sept 2, 2015. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/China Daily]

Tong Rongfang, whose father Tong Linge was the first senior general to sacrifice his life in the war, poses for a photo before receiving commemorative medal in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, September 2, 2015. [Photo by Zhao Yinan/China Daily]

File photo of veterans from Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, who fought in Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. [Photo/Chinanews.com]