CHONGQING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition featuring photographs documenting the cooperation and friendship between the U.S. Flying Tigers and the Chinese people during World War II opened on Thursday in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.

The exhibition is on show at the Stilwell Museum, and its opening was attended by a U.S. delegation that included members of the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation and descendants of Flying Tigers veterans.

Over 200 photographs highlight the bravery of the American volunteer pilots and recount stories of the Chinese civilians who risked their lives to rescue them.

Jeffrey Greene, chairman of the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation, told Xinhua that he had been moved by a photo of a Chinese soldier and an American mechanic working together on an aircraft. "That's a special photo that says what the relationship was," he said.

At the opening, the foundation designated Chongqing Yucai Secondary School as the city's first Flying Tigers friendship school. The school is located in Jiulongpo District, where the Flying Tigers' regional headquarters once stood.

Clifford Long Jr., whose father was a Flying Tigers pilot, expressed his pride in continuing his father's legacy. "I'm very proud to be here participating in continuing the memory of the Flying Tigers and the friendship with the Chinese people," he said.

Greene emphasized the importance of passing on this history to younger generations: ensuring that the spirit of cooperation and friendship endures. ■