Maibam Lokpa Ching or Red Hills is a historical site of World War II, in Nambol, Bishnupur district of Manipur. The site is a small hillock, where the war between the British forces and the Japanese forces took place in the WWII. There is a Cemetery in the foothills, which houses the tombs of the Japanese soldiers who died in the war.[1][2]
War museum
A war museum is also built which houses a collection of rare war items and relics including the weapon materials used by the soldiers during the war.[1]
Homage
Every year, many Japanese and British people visit the site to pay homage to their ancestors who lost their lives here in the war for their motherland.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Japan to build war museum in Manipur's Maibam Lokpa Ching. The Statesman(2017-05-21). Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ↑ Maibam Lokpa Ching , India - Location, Facts, History and all about Maibam Lokpa Ching - ixigo trip planner. Ixigo.com.
- ↑ Maibam Lokpa Ching Imphal, Manipur. Tourmyindia.com.