The Church of the Holy Cross in Warsaw is also the final resting place for the heart of the Warsaw-born composer Fryderyk Chopin. Chopin left Poland when he was 20 and never returned. He settled in Paris, and was ultimately buried there after his death, but his heart was sent back to Poland where it remains today. Polish guide Piotr Karpinski explained to Global Times reporter that Chopin has two birthdays. His Polish baptismal records state his birthday as February 22, but according to the artist himself and his family, his birthday is March 1. Today Polish people celebrate Chopin’s birthday anniversary starting on February 22 and ending on March 1. Photo: Song Shengxia/GT

The Church of the Holy Cross in Warsaw is also the final resting place for the heart of the Warsaw-born composer Fryderyk Chopin. Chopin left Poland when he was 20 and never returned. He settled in Paris, and was ultimately buried there after his death, but his heart was sent back to Poland where it remains today. Polish guide Piotr Karpinski explained to Global Times reporter that Chopin has two birthdays. His Polish baptismal records state his birthday as February 22, but according to the artist himself and his family, his birthday is March 1. Today Polish people celebrate Chopin’s birthday anniversary starting on February 22 and ending on March 1. Photo: Song Shengxia/GT

Plaques on the wall of the Church of the Holy Cross. They were hung by survivors of the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp, a network of German Nazi concentration and extermination camps built during World War II. The number on the plaques indicates the prisoner number given to the survivors during their time in the camps. Photo: Song Shengxia/GT

Plaques on the wall of the Church of the Holy Cross. They were hung by survivors of the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp, a network of German Nazi concentration and extermination camps built during World War II. The number on the plaques indicates the prisoner number given to the survivors during their time in the camps. Photo: Song Shengxia/GT

Poland's star striker and one of the world’s top football players Robert Lewandowski appears on Huawei billboards on the streets of Warsaw. Lewandowski is the ambassador for Huawei in Poland (as well as the Central-Eastern Europe, Baltic and Scandinavia Region). Photo: Song Shengxia/GT

The Royal Castle is located at the entrance of the historical quarter of Warsaw, and served as the official residence of the Polish monarchs for centuries. It was burned and almost completely destroyed during World War II, and was rebuilt in the 1970s. Photo: Song Shengxia/GT

The Royal Castle is located at the entrance of the historical quarter of Warsaw, and served as the official residence of the Polish monarchs for centuries. It was burned and almost completely destroyed during World War II, and was rebuilt in the 1970s. Photo: Song Shengxia/GT

A map of the streets of Warsaw marking historical locations connected to Chopin, including his previous residences and sites of his performances. Photo: Song Shengxia/GT

Church of the Nuns of the Visitation where Warsaw-born composer Fryderyk Chopin played the church organ. It miraculously survived World War II with only minimal damage. Photo: Song Shengxia/GT