From 1939 to 1942, over 3,200 overseas Chinese youth from present-day Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand abandoned comfortable lives abroad. They returned to China to form the Nanyang Volunteer Drivers and Mechanics’ Corps, forging an "iron transport line" along the Burma Road. On this road, the volunteers transported 500,000 tons of military supplies. On this road, over 1,000 volunteers fell—an average of one martyr per kilometer. The bullet scars on the Burma Road and the photos in the memorial hall bear witness to their patriotic hearts. Source: Guangzhou Daily English author& editor: Wen Junhua