Chinese movie relives WWII China-Myanmar supply lifeline construction

[TaiShang]

Chinese movie relives WWII China-Myanmar supply lifeline construction
By Han Bingchen (People's Daily) 16:55, October 26, 2017

Stage photo of the movie “Road to the Sky”.

A recent film release, “Road to the Sky”, got a screening on Tuesday as a tribute to Chinese villagers who supported a lifeline that connected China with the outside world, during World War II.

The film is based on the real-life story of people in southwest China’s Yunnan Province who strived to build a military supply road in just nine months during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and created a miracle in the process.

The Burma Road, the name given to it by the Allies, was once the only transportation line China had with the outside world, and was dubbed a “blood transfusion” and “transport artery”, to highlight the important role it played in the Chinese fight against fascist forces.

Work on the road started in December 1937 as an international aid and military supply line, after the Japanese invaded China in 1937.

The road runs between Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province and Lashio, in Myanmar (Burma) for 1,146 kilometers, 959.4 kilometers of that in Yunnan.

Numerous people voluntarily joined the massive effort, including the Han, and the Yi, Bai, Dai, Hui, Jingpo, Achang, Miao, Lisu and De’ang ethnic groups. The Chinese section of the Burma Road opened to traffic on August 31, 1938, more than two years earlier than many engineers had expected, making it a marvel of construction work at that time.

After the rail line between Yunnan and Vietnam was blocked by the Japanese after they occupied Vietnam, this road became the main transportation link China had with the outside world.

http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/1026/c90000-9285421.html
From 1938 to 1942, hundreds of thousands of tons of military supplies were transported to China to help in the fight against the Japanese invaders. At the same time, a large quantity of nonferrous metals, such as tungsten, copper and tin, and tung oil were delivered to Britain and the US to fuel their fight against fascist forces.

@Aung Zaya

 

[Joe Shearer]

Chinese movie relives WWII China-Myanmar supply lifeline construction
By Han Bingchen (People's Daily) 16:55, October 26, 2017

Stage photo of the movie “Road to the Sky”.

A recent film release, “Road to the Sky”, got a screening on Tuesday as a tribute to Chinese villagers who supported a lifeline that connected China with the outside world, during World War II.

The film is based on the real-life story of people in southwest China’s Yunnan Province who strived to build a military supply road in just nine months during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and created a miracle in the process.

The Burma Road, the name given to it by the Allies, was once the only transportation line China had with the outside world, and was dubbed a “blood transfusion” and “transport artery”, to highlight the important role it played in the Chinese fight against fascist forces.

Work on the road started in December 1937 as an international aid and military supply line, after the Japanese invaded China in 1937.

The road runs between Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province and Lashio, in Myanmar (Burma) for 1,146 kilometers, 959.4 kilometers of that in Yunnan.

Numerous people voluntarily joined the massive effort, including the Han, and the Yi, Bai, Dai, Hui, Jingpo, Achang, Miao, Lisu and De’ang ethnic groups. The Chinese section of the Burma Road opened to traffic on August 31, 1938, more than two years earlier than many engineers had expected, making it a marvel of construction work at that time.

After the rail line between Yunnan and Vietnam was blocked by the Japanese after they occupied Vietnam, this road became the main transportation link China had with the outside world.

http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/1026/c90000-9285421.html
From 1938 to 1942, hundreds of thousands of tons of military supplies were transported to China to help in the fight against the Japanese invaders. At the same time, a large quantity of nonferrous metals, such as tungsten, copper and tin, and tung oil were delivered to Britain and the US to fuel their fight against fascist forces.

@Aung Zaya

I wish someone would make a film on the Chinese contribution to the Burma front, including the time that Chinese detachments spent in India, recuperating and re-grouping, before launching their successful counter-attacks again.

 

[JSCh]

Also this,

Flying the Hump: 75 Years Later | Inside Science
​

Those were the painful lesson on what happened when China's enemy blockade the East and South China Sea. That is the reason why China need a capable navy.

 

[Maxpane]

i have watched the documentary on ww2 and chinese struggle .

 

[Joe Shearer]

Also this,

Flying the Hump: 75 Years Later | Inside Science
​

Those were the painful lesson on what happened when China's enemy blockade the East and South China Sea. That is the reason why China need a capable navy.

Bullshit.

The Japanese had occupied everything, including inland Chinese territory, so how would the East and South China Seas being open have made a difference?

This is a dismal attempt at connecting today's Chinese bellicosity with yesterday's war situation. Please don't convert everything to propaganda.

 

[Daniel808]

Bullshit.

The Japanese had occupied everything, including inland Chinese territory, so how would the East and South China Seas being open have made a difference?

This is a dismal attempt at connecting today's Chinese bellicosity with yesterday's war situation. Please don't convert everything to propaganda.

NO.

Japanese not occupied everything, even they cannot conquer all Chinese coastal area (that's why their navy blockade china) to prevent supplies come from the sea

Not only that.
In the area they occupied, Japanese troops only rule in large cities, they significantly lacked manpower to rule China's vast countryside.

Even in 1940 Chinese Won 3 battles from 4, in 1941 Chinese Won 4 battles from 5.
And especially in 1943, Chinese Won all 3 Battles happen in that year.

Battle of West Hubei - May 1943
Battle of Northern burma and Western Yunnan - October 1943
Battle of Changde - November 1943

 

[Joe Shearer]

NO.

Japanese not occupied everything, even they cannot conquer all Chinese coastal area (that's why their navy blockade china) to prevent supplies come from the sea

Not only that.
In the area they occupied, Japanese troops only rule in large cities, they significantly lacked manpower to rule China's vast countryside.

Even in 1940 Chinese Won 3 battles from 4, in 1941 Chinese Won 4 battles from 5.
And especially in 1943, Chinese Won all 3 Battles happen in that year.

Battle of West Hubei - May 1943
Battle of Northern burma and Western Yunnan - October 1943
Battle of Changde - November 1943

Tell that to your friend the geo-political strategist, not to me

 

[Nan Yang]

I wish someone would make a film on the Chinese contribution to the Burma front, including the time that Chinese detachments spent in India, recuperating and re-grouping, before launching their successful counter-attacks again.

That would be great. Burma theater was very complicated because US, Chiang and the British all had different gaols. Eventually Chiang recall his troops back to China to fight the Japanese. British was pissed because they want the Chinese in case Japanese starts to invade British India. And the Indian were colluding with the Japanese to liberate India. US on the other hand did not support the British imperialist activities.

 

[Joe Shearer]

That would be great. Burma theater was very complicated because US, Chiang and the British all had different gaols. Eventually Chiang recall his troops back to China to fight the Japanese. British was pissed because they want the Chinese in case Japanese starts to invade British India. And the Indian were colluding with the Japanese to liberate India. US on the other hand did not support the British imperialist activities.

No, no. I'm too sleepy now, but you've got it pretty wrong.

1. The Chinese troops in the Burma Theatre were coordinating their actions with the British. They were at some stages under British operational command, if I remember;
2. Some of them returned to China; others retreated into India, got refitted, and burst back onto the battlefield. They were very successful.
3. The British were very impressed with the fighting qualities of the Chinese contingents, and their performance against the Japanese.
4. A fraction of Indians joined the Azad Hind Fauj; they fought bravely, but were horribly poorly equipped, and not supported by artillery or armour, or aircraft, but still fought their hardest.
5. The US supported the British in the war, but there was a difficult American general, 'Vinegar' Joe Stillwell, who hated the British and created fairly complicated problems between the British and the Americans. Eventually he was transferred.

 

[Nan Yang]

Chinese Expeditionary Force
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Expeditionary_Force

China Burma India Theater
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Burma_India_Theater

 

[JSCh]

Bullshit.

The Japanese had occupied everything, including inland Chinese territory, so how would the East and South China Seas being open have made a difference?

This is a dismal attempt at connecting today's Chinese bellicosity with yesterday's war situation. Please don't convert everything to propaganda.

The East and South China Sea being open would mean the sea line of supply would be open.

That mean the significant no. of allied soldier would not have to die fighting to supply China anti-axis war.

Why do you think allies and its leader Roosevelt agree that China should have the South China Sea and Taiwan island after end of WWII?

Your lack of insight on the matter does not mean that it did not happened. These are facts, not propaganda.

 

[Aung Zaya]

Chinese movie relives WWII China-Myanmar supply lifeline construction
By Han Bingchen (People's Daily) 16:55, October 26, 2017

Stage photo of the movie “Road to the Sky”.

A recent film release, “Road to the Sky”, got a screening on Tuesday as a tribute to Chinese villagers who supported a lifeline that connected China with the outside world, during World War II.

The film is based on the real-life story of people in southwest China’s Yunnan Province who strived to build a military supply road in just nine months during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and created a miracle in the process.

The Burma Road, the name given to it by the Allies, was once the only transportation line China had with the outside world, and was dubbed a “blood transfusion” and “transport artery”, to highlight the important role it played in the Chinese fight against fascist forces.

Work on the road started in December 1937 as an international aid and military supply line, after the Japanese invaded China in 1937.

The road runs between Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province and Lashio, in Myanmar (Burma) for 1,146 kilometers, 959.4 kilometers of that in Yunnan.

Numerous people voluntarily joined the massive effort, including the Han, and the Yi, Bai, Dai, Hui, Jingpo, Achang, Miao, Lisu and De’ang ethnic groups. The Chinese section of the Burma Road opened to traffic on August 31, 1938, more than two years earlier than many engineers had expected, making it a marvel of construction work at that time.

After the rail line between Yunnan and Vietnam was blocked by the Japanese after they occupied Vietnam, this road became the main transportation link China had with the outside world.

http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/1026/c90000-9285421.html
From 1938 to 1942, hundreds of thousands of tons of military supplies were transported to China to help in the fight against the Japanese invaders. At the same time, a large quantity of nonferrous metals, such as tungsten, copper and tin, and tung oil were delivered to Britain and the US to fuel their fight against fascist forces.

@Aung Zaya

it will show to world wide ? it's interesting. bro
only a few % of people know about it in Myanmar as all things about WW2 we used to see are from Hollywood movies.

 

[cnleio]

'The Hump' still famous in China

 

[Joe Shearer]

The East and South China Sea being open would mean the sea line of supply would be open.

That mean the significant no. of allied soldier would not have to die fighting to supply China anti-axis war.

Why do you think allies and its leader Roosevelt agree that China should have the South China Sea and Taiwan island after end of WWII?

Your lack of insight on the matter does not mean that it did not happened. These are facts, not propaganda.

Nobody agreed on any sea being anybody's, China's or any other nation-state. There has never been any such agreement anywhere in the world to date. Your facts have no basis in the real world.

The status of Taiwan was completely different.

The East and South China Sea being open would mean the sea line of supply would be open.

That mean the significant no. of allied soldier would not have to die fighting to supply China anti-axis war.

Why do you think allies and its leader Roosevelt agree that China should have the South China Sea and Taiwan island after end of WWII?

Your lack of insight on the matter does not mean that it did not happened. These are facts, not propaganda.

What gives you the impression that any Allied war aim including Allied soldiers other than Chinese dying to supply China in order to wage the anti-Axis war? The sole commitment they had was fulfilled in the effort the USAAF made flying supplies over the Hump.

The Allies included Russia. Russia did not even bother to declare war on Japan till the closing stages of WWII. And Stalin was present at every international conference where the war relating to the far East was discussed.

 

[JSCh]

Nobody agreed on any sea being anybody's, China's or any other nation-state. There has never been any such agreement anywhere in the world to date. Your facts have no basis in the real world.

The status of Taiwan was completely different.



What gives you the impression that any Allied war aim including Allied soldiers other than Chinese dying to supply China in order to wage the anti-Axis war? The sole commitment they had was fulfilled in the effort the USAAF made flying supplies over the Hump.

The Allies included Russia. Russia did not even bother to declare war on Japan till the closing stages of WWII. And Stalin was present at every international conference where the war relating to the far East was discussed.

Both Taiwan and Spratly island were handed over to the Republic of China by the Empire of Japan after they surrendered in WWII. These are the negotiated arrangement made before end of WWII by member countries of the allies forces.

Isn't China soldier part of the allies????

I don't understand your point of bringing in Stalin. Russia was fighting the Nazi, they are not that interested, and is not involved in the far-east theater until after German surrender.