Road linking Burma (Myanmar) with southwestern China opened in 1938
This article is about the Sino-Burmese road. For the 1948 Siege of Jerusalem, see Burma Road (Israel). For Japanese-built wartime railroad in Southeast Asia, see Burma Railway.
Burma Road
Traditional Chinese
滇緬公路
Simplified Chinese
滇缅公路
Literal meaning
Yunnan–Burma Highway
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Diān Miǎn gōnglù
Transportation of Allied Forces in Burma and southwestern China including the Burma RoadThe "Twenty-Four Bends" (25.821725°N, 105.202600°E), often mistaken for a segment of the Burma Road, is actually in Qinglong County, Guizhou Province. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Western supplies carried over the Burma Road first arrived at Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, then traveled over mountain roads, such as the "24 Bends," passing through cities such as Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province, before continuing to Chongqing.Burmese and Chinese laborers using hand tools to reopen the Burma Road in 1944
The Burma Road (Chinese: 滇缅公路) was a road linking Burma (now known as Myanmar) with southwest China. Its terminals were Lashio, Burma, in the south and Kunming, China, the capital of Yunnan province in the north. It was built in 1937–1938 while Burma was a British colony to convey supplies to China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Preventing the flow of supplies on the road helped motivate the occupation of Burma by the Empire of Japan in 1942 during World War II. Use of the road was restored to the Allies in 1945 after the completion of the Ledo Road. Some parts of the old road are still visible today.[1]
The BurmaRoad (Chinese: 滇缅公路) was a road linking Burma (now known as Myanmar) with southwest China. Its terminals were Lashio, Burma, in the south and...
The Burma campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma. It was part of the South-East Asian theatre of World War II and primarily...
The Japanese invasion of Burma was the opening phase of the Burma campaign in the South-East Asian theatre of World War II, which took place over four...
The Ledo Road (Burmese: လီဒိုလမ်းမ) was an overland connection between British India and China, built during World War II to enable the Western Allies...
China Burma India Theater (CBI) was the United States military designation during World War II for the China and Southeast Asian or India–Burma (IBT)...
contains Burmese script. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Burmese script. Yangon (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်;...
The Burma Railway, also known as the Siam–Burma Railway, Thai–Burma Railway and similar names, or as the Death Railway, is a 415 km (258 mi) railway between...
(help)CS1 maint: others (link) China Burma India Theater of World War II Burma Campaign 1944-1945 Battle of Yunnan-BurmaRoad Northern Combat Area Command...
The Burmese Way to Socialism (Burmese: မြန်မာ့နည်းမြန်မာ့ဟန် ဆိုရှယ်လစ်စနစ်), also known as the BurmeseRoad to Socialism, was the state ideology of the...
and was joined to the BurmaRoad. Both roads have lost their former importance and are in a state of disrepair. The BurmaRoad's importance diminished...
A Yank on the BurmaRoad is a 1942 drama film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Laraine Day, Barry Nelson and Keye Luke. It is also known as China...
contains Burmese script. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Burmese script. Myanmar, officially...
The economy of Myanmar is the seventh largest in Southeast Asia. After the return of civilian rule in 2011, the new government launched large-scale reforms...
Behind the BurmaRoad is a 1963 book by William R. Peers and Dean Brelis that describes the American guerrilla warfare operations, including those of OSS...
The Japanese occupation of Burma was the period between 1942 and 1945 during World War II, when Burma was occupied by the Empire of Japan. The Japanese...
BurmaRoad Nature Reserve is a conservation area in the City of Greater Geraldton local government area of Western Australia. It lies 52 kilometres (32 mi)...
retake the BurmaRoad. The Japanese Army in Southern Yunnan was at risk of being cut off by advancing British and American troops in Northern Burma. The Japanese...
Yenangyaung, minerals and large surpluses of rice), and to close off the BurmaRoad, which was a primary link for aid and munitions to the Chinese Nationalist...
The Burma Independence Army (BIA) was a pro-Japanese and revolutionary army that fought for the end of British rule in Burma by assisting the Japanese...
Kai-shek in Chongqing was heavily dependent on the supply line through the BurmaRoad, which reopened in October 1940. The United States was shipping materials...
foreign aid to China's war efforts by the sea, rendering Indochina, the BurmaRoad and The Hump the only ways to send aid to China. The Chinese launched...
Banksia scabrella, commonly known as the BurmaRoad banksia, is a species of woody shrub in the genus Banksia. It is classified in the series Abietinae...
Chinese Burmese, also Sino-Burmese or Tayoke (Burmese: တရုတ်), are Burmese citizens of Han Chinese ethnicity. They are a group of overseas Chinese born...
Global Information
