Air Itam War Memorial Park in Butterworth

I wonder why it hasn’t been received many attention by tourist? It’s a community erected memorial park (and common final resting place for the sacrificed soldiers and civiliansof the Second World War. It records the local Chinese perspective in resisting the invasion of Japanese troops. It recorded the ambiguous internal relationship of local Chinese with their former day hometown at China and present day new home at Malaya.

Air Itam - A small park that is dedicated to the fallen of World War II. The area around the Overseas Chinese Anti-War Memorial Park was upgraded on Armistice Day November 2011, the Air Itam War Memorial Park had the installation of interpretive plaques, World peace memorial, Penang Chinese Relief Mural & The Penang Chinese Relief Memorial, were all added, & the park renamed: Air Itam War Memorial Park."The Air Itam War Memorial Park is a small park off the Air Itam Roundabout, in Air Itam, Penang. It was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Penang, Lim Guan Eng, at 11:00 am on 11 November, 2011, the 60th anniversary of the original unveiling of the Overseas Chinese Anti-War Memorial, the main feature of the park.In addition to the Overseas Chinese Anti-War Memorial, the memorial park also includes the World Peace Memorial, the Penang Chinese Relief Memorial and the Memorial Park Mural. The World Peace Memorial is in the form of a pedestal with a flock of doves in flight. The Penang Chinese Relief Memorial depicts the transportation volunteers sent to provide relief for China. They served as drivers and mechanics to transport material into China following the blockade of Chinese seaports by Japan. The relief effort is also shown on a mural showing workers building the road between Burma and China and the convoy of trucks."

Place of memory

槟城华人自己修建的纪念碑，纪念碑下有当年援建云南滇缅公路牺牲的华侨骨灰。

Patriot place

Nicw place to take photos.. historical landmark

WW2 has been a very painful memory for Malaysian especially the Chinese community. And this memorial park serve as a reminder to the present and future generations of that painful chapter. The memorial was built for honoring the brave heroes who has contributed their life, their scarifies in helping to transport supplies needed in to mainland china from Myanmar, via a deadly passage full of ambush and air raids by the Japanese Army. A great salute to these un-sung hero, and let this also a painful reminder to the future Generation of the madness of war.

In memory of our ancestors