Penang Chinese Anti-War Memorial (Ayer Itam)

Malaysia / Pulau Pinang / Georgetown / Ayer Itam
 bunker, haunted place, war memorial
memorial to the Chinese people of Penang who died under the Japanese Occupation in World War II. The whitewashed obelisk especially commemorates the over 700 who were buried nearby. They consist of martyrs who joined the anti-Japanese resistance movement in China in the 1930s and 40s, mainly Chinese machinery workers from Penang, as well as victims of Japanese atrocities during the occupation.
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Coordinates:   5°24'20"N   100°16'57"E
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