Liberation War Documentary: Liberation of Xishuangbanna
by Lin Keke
About This Novel
In February 1950, the 13th Corps of the Second Field Army pursued the remnants of the defeated Kuomintang 8th Army and advanced into southern Yunnan in two ways. With the cooperation of the Dai militia, they liberated Che (today's Jinghong) on February 17 and took control of Menghai and Mengla on the 19th, ending the Kuomintang's rule over the southern Yunnan frontier. In this battle, 1,200 enemies were wiped out, cultural heritage such as Dai Buddhist temples and tea mountains were preserved, and the China-Myanmar border was opened. The liberation of Xishuangbanna marked the recovery of the entire territory of Yunnan, laid the foundation for the People's Liberation Army to establish a forward base for entering Tibet, and created a model of "national unity to liberate the frontier".
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