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Monument to the Great Victory of Yenangyaung

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The Monument to the Great Victory of Yenangyaung
Local people and monks followed Buddhist rituals and chanted sutras to pay tribute to the fallen soldiers of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

The Monument to the Great Victory of Yenangyaung, also known as the Monument to the Battle of Yenangyaung,is a monument that commemorates the Battle of Yenangyaung, which took place from April 17 to 19, 1942. It is initiated by Liu Weimin, the son of Liu Fangwu, the commander of the 113th Regiment of the New 38th Division of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

The monument is built in January 2013 as a Burmese pagoda to respect local Buddhist customs and supported by Sayadaw U Tejaniya.[1]

It is located on a hill at the south bank of Pinchaung River in Yenangyaung Township, Magway Region, Myanmar.

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  1. ^ "中国远征军仁安羌大捷纪念碑缅甸落成" (in Chinese (China)). Nanfang Daily. 2013-01-18 – via Sina News.