Starting from Kunming, Yunnan, there is a thick and beautiful self-driving road, and from its birth, it is destined to carry the heavy responsibility of the nation.
This is an international highway that has attracted worldwide attention, born in the flames of the War of Resistance Against Japan, and is a "lifeline" forged with the blood of 300,000 people in western Yunnan, all the way to The country of thousands of pagodas - Myanmar.
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This road, which crosses lofty mountains and mountains, crosses turbulent rivers and winds thousands of kilometers, serves as a transportation route for China to connect with the outside world, and supports the "anti-war and loss vessel" of the Chinese nation in the midst of danger.
The Yunnan Burma Highway, the most tragic highway in China
This is the road of China's glory - the Burma Highway, the Burma Highway, also known as the Stilwell Highway, a mysterious self-driving line that spans the beautiful scenery of China and Myanmar!
This self-driving road, starting from Kunming, crosses the three major rivers of the Pengjiang, Lancang and Nu rivers, crosses the Yunling, Nushan, Gaoligong mountains and other transverse mountains, traverses the Western Yunnan River Valley, and leads to Yangon, the capital of Myanmar.
Along the way, you can feel the infinite beauty of the south of the clouds in the majestic and magnificent China.
History of the Burma Highway
It was once the lifeblood of the Chinese nation!
With the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, overseas Chinese living abroad and the government purchased a large amount of materials from the West and needed to be urgently transported back to China. At this time, China urgently needs a safe international transportation channel. So there is the Burma Highway.
If you have not looked through this history, it is difficult to imagine that in china's highway history, except for the Yunnan Burma Highway, there has never been a road, and more than 80% of it has been built by laborers composed of the elderly, women and children.
In that era of artillery fire, in the extremely complex terrain of western Yunnan, 200,000 Chinese laborers, in the absence of construction machinery, had to use their hands to plan out among the lofty mountains and mountains, burying the traffic avenue of the Japanese occupation of China's dream.
The 959.4-kilometer-long road (China section) was opened to traffic in only 9 months, and every kilometer was shed with the blood and tears of the people of western Yunnan.
In almost all sections of the road, laborers use the baskets they brought from their homes to carry dirt and stones day and night, and people are shoulder to shoulder, little by little.
Although today's Yunnan Burma Highway is not exactly the road of the past, driving on this dangerous road, you can still feel the hardships of road construction in that year. Drinking water should not forget to dig wells, and do not forget to pay tribute to road builders when driving on them.
Re-walk the Burma Highway and feel the unforgettable history
In China, the old Yunnan Burma Highway has been largely replaced by new roads. There are only a few old sites, and you can really feel the hardships of building roads by car here.
Comparison of the Ancient and Modern Myanmar Highways
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Among the old photos of the Burma Highway, there is a famous photo "24 Turns" that was once regarded as a representative of the Burma Highway. It is actually located in Qinglong County, Guizhou Province, and is an extension of the Burma Highway.
During the war, after the international aid to China materials arrived in Kunming via the Yunnan Burma Highway, they were bound to be delivered to the anti-Japanese front line in the Chinese theater and Chongqing, the "accompanying capital" of China at that time, through the "24 turns."
Strictly speaking, the Burma Highway starts in Kunming, Yunnan and ends in Lashio, Myanmar, with a total length of 1453 kilometers; the domestic section starts from Kunming, Yunnan in the east and border town of Qicheng in the west from Yunnan to Yangon Highway, with a total length of 959 kilometers.
When you drive in the mountains and valleys of the western Yunnan region, the Burma Road is winding along the mountains, or winding along the river, sitting in the car will sometimes pinch a cold sweat.
Accustomed to walking the highway, it is inevitable to feel cramped and bumpy when it comes to retaking the Burma Highway, but looking at the scenery along the way, we have to admire the road builders at that time.
The famous "Tiger's Mouth" on the Burma Highway
Driving on the Yunnan Burma Highway, although you can't empathize with that period of time, when you step on that road, a feeling arises spontaneously, there is remembrance, sadness, shock, admiration...
Scenery along the way
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Kunming: Visit the flower market and eat the bridge rice noodles
Visiting the flower market, eating food, going for a walk and cycling in Dianchi Park, or finding its story in this city, no matter what you do, you can feel the slow pace of Kunming.
Chu Xiong
Chuxiong Prefecture has tourism resources such as "Dinosaur Town", "Lama Ancient Ape", "Yuanmou Ape Man", Yuanmou Tulin, Shishan Peony, Zixi Camellia, Yi October Solar Calendar, etc., and is known for its "Dinosaur Town", ancient town culture, Yi customs and pleasant climate in warm winter and cool summer.
Yunnan Yi
Yunnan Yi is a self-driving Yunnan Burma Highway must not miss this small place, it was once called "ancient Yunnan" and "Little Yunnan", this humble place, there is even an abandoned old airport, this airport is the famous Hump route of the Air Transport Station during World War II.
Dali
Cangshan Erhai, encounter a series of wind and snow moon things, when the Cangshan snow is magnificent, when the Erhai water is immaculate as jade, when the Flowers of Shangguan compete for beauty, when Ye Yuze night moon and stars are rare, Cangshan Erhai, is the absolutely beautiful world.
Dragon Tomb
Longling is located between the Nu River and the Longchuan River, the mountains are continuous, the mountains are high and the valleys are deep, and you can feel the hardships of the construction of the Yunnan Burma Highway by car here!
Matsuyama Anti-Japanese War Site
It is one of the best-preserved battlefield sites of World War II. The trenches left by the Japanese army are still faintly visible, about a meter deep. These trenches are like scars in your mother's chest, making you feel that the war has never gone away.
Tengchong
Every year from late October to December, the village of Ginkgo biloba at this time is full of gold in front of and behind the houses, on the tiles, on the paths, and everywhere. On the small wooden table, the road made of stone is dreamy ginkgo biloba.
Heshun Ancient City
The beauty of Tengchong is in Harmony. This is not false at all, a TV series made Heshun Ancient Town, a small town originally raised in a deep boudoir, become well known to people, fortunately, there is no over-commercialization here.
Mangshi
Starting from Tengchong, the road traveled basically coincides with the historical Yunnan Burma Highway, which is steep in mountains, clouds and mist, the road is difficult to walk, the scenery is extremely beautiful, and it is more able to appreciate the difficulties of road builders in those years.
After leaving Tengchong, after walking a rough road, we came to Mangshi, the "peacock city" with strong ethnic customs
Ruili
Ruili is located in the western part of Yunnan Province, belonging to the Dehong Dai Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, where there is a strong Burmese exotic style, the tropical rainforest is a breathing secret given here by God, where you can see a completely different scene from the planted forest, and the animals and plants fully display their wisdom.
Hata town
The town is a state-level port for China's smallest border city. Separated from Myanmar by a river, the town is recognized as a famous town for the War of Resistance, and was once famous in the world along with the Burma Road, the Nanyang Mechanic, the Expeditionary Force, the Allies, and the Stilwell Highway.
Let's retrace the Burma Highway
This is a heavenly road made of flesh and blood by the people of all nationalities in western Yunnan
Come and remember the Chinese Expeditionary Force
In this event, we will deeply explore the relics of the Anti-Japanese War on the Burma Highway and its routes, and commemorate the heroes and reminisce about history on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Burma Highway. (In the next series of articles, we will tell you about the "seven ones.") ）