Returned from Burma Trip

Mr. Shuya Ge from China spent several weeks during the New Year season of 2002 revisiting the Burma Road with a director and writer from the Central TV station of China. He indicated he would let me know the places he and the crew visited. He will also let me know many of the interesting findings of his trip. With his permission, I have included these Chinese letters for our audience.
On these pages and related links, I write in English based on mostly his letter for those who cannot read Chinese.
Burma is called Myanmar today, but for historical reason, I continue use Burma because that was the name of the country during the time the New 38th Division (N38D), the New First Army (N1A), the American Marauders and the Flying Tigers fought the aggressing Japanese.

Ge Shuya Returned

On January 16, 2002, Mr. Ge returned. He wrote: I went with the director and writer of China Central TV to Burma in the past few weeks. I am glad to tell you that we have had an exciting trip, and we have now returned home with lots of work ahead of us.
We visited Bhamo, Myitkyina, Rangoon, Toungoo, Lashio, Nankan, etc. We have collected lots of information and photographs, interviewed many old folks, seen the relics of war.
Unfortunately, we did not have time to visit Yenangyang. This was the oil field Gen. Sun fought his most famous battle. He received the Commander of the British Empire (CBE) from King George the IV. He led Regiment 113 of the N38D (less than 1000 men) and saved 7000 British-Burma men and reporters from encirclement by 7000 Japanese men. I would also like to visit Bagan.
We interviewed some senior Chinese-Burmese. They told us that there were tombs honoring those Chinese who sacrificed themselves during WWII in Bahamo and Myitkyina. However, these sites are now leveled by Burmese. Local Chinese-Burmese and Chinese diplomats are now trying to reconstruct a memorial for them.

I have so much to tell you and I get excited. I am sure you will be excited.