Study On The Imagery Of Yunnan-Burma Road In Literature

The Yunnan-Burma Road,which usually refers to the important transportation route from China to Myanmar during the Second World War,is a vital part of the China-Myanmar international transportation line known as the “Burma Road” and is the precious national memory,cultural events and historical heritage of China.The Yunnan-Burma Road literature refers to the literary form with the main writing object of the Yunnan-Burma Road,mainly folk poetry,modernistic style of new poetry,novels,prose,documentary literature and other works,which can be roughly divided into three types.The first type of works use poems to compose hymns for the “Blood Road”;the second type of works use documentary writing to record the grandeur and tragedy of the“Blood Road”;the third type of works reflect the hardship of building the Yunnan-Burma Road in the form of novels and prose.Starting from the imagery,to explore the deep meaning of the image of the Yunnan-Burma Road,it can find that the Yunnan-Burma Road is not only a “lifeline” built of flesh and blood,but also a road to fight against foreign humiliation,a road of Sino-foreign friendship,a road of national unity,and a road of pursuing freedom.From another point of view,the Yunnan-Burma road is also a road of misery,danger,and humiliation.The magnificence and tragedy of road construction,the special contribution in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression,and the wide attention of the world have made the Yunnan-Burma Road become an important writing object of literature,and the imagery of the Yunnan-Burma Road has been generated.Poetry,documentary literature,novels and other works in the Yunnan-Burma Road literature have exerted a wide impact at home and abroad,and have made due contributions to enriching and reconstructing the historical memory of the Yunnan-Burma Road,excavating the unique cultural value and historical heritage of the Yunnan-Burma Road,and cultivating and spreading of Yunnan-Burma Road culture.In a sense,the Yunnan-Burma Road is the epitome of the history of the Chinese people’s resistance and struggle.The spirit of patriotism,dedication,sacrifice,unity,and struggle displayed in the literature of the Yunnan-Burma Road is the precious spiritual wealth and historical heritage of the Chinese nation.