英魂归来! 中韩携手送志愿军遗骸归国

More than 60 years after the end of the Korean war, the remains of 36 Chinese soldiers who died fighting against South Korea are being returned home.

时隔60多年，在朝鲜战争中因与韩国奋战而牺牲的36名中国志愿军的遗体终于踏上了回家的旅途。

The remains were excavated from graves in Paju, near the North Korean border, last year.

这些遗骸原本被安葬在朝鲜边境的坡州市，去年被挖掘出来。

It is the third repatriation since a 2014 agreement between the two countries, as relations improve.

随着中韩两国关系的不断改善，这是双方根据2014年签订的协议而进行的第三次遗骸交接。

The war drew in China and the Soviet Union on the North's side, and UN forces, led by the US, on the South's.

朝鲜战争涉及到两方：一方为中国和苏联代表的北部朝鲜，另一方是以美国为首的联合国军队代表的南部韩国。

A ceremony attended by South Korean and Chinese defence officials was held at Seoul's Incheon airport before the remains were flown to the north-eastern Chinese city of Shenyang, where China has a cemetery for its war dead.

在将战士遗骸送回中国东北沈阳的朝鲜战争烈士墓地之前，中韩双方的国防部官员出席了在首尔仁川机场举行的交接仪式。

The 505 sets of remains flown back since the 2014 deal, have all been sent ahead of the annual Chinese Qingming, or tomb-sweeping festival.

自从2014年协议签订以来，前两次已经有505具烈士遗骸被送回中国，本次赶在了中国一年一度的清明节前夕。

Up to 1.5 million communist forces are thought to have died in the 1950-1953 Korean War. About 30,000 US, 400,000 South Korean, and 1,000 UK troops, among others, also died, as well as at least two million civilian.

据统计，多达150万的共产主义战士死于1950年到1953年的朝鲜战争。而美军死亡3万人，韩军40万人，英军1千人，至少有200万的民众遇难。

Tens of thousands more are listed as missing and both Koreas still conduct searches for soldiers' remains, periodically returning the foreign soldier's remains.

成千上万的人被列入失踪人员名单。目前，朝鲜和韩国仍然在进行战士遗骸的搜寻工作，并定期将战士遗骸归还给他国。