For the sake of peace, we must look back at war.
In 1942, the Japanese Empire invaded the Malay Peninsula, capturing Singapore and spreading conflict to Negeri Sembilan. Yulanglang Village, west of Titi, once flourished with over 200 households, schools, shops, a brick factory, a tin mine, and more.
On the morning of March 18, 1942, over a hundred Japanese soldiers entered the village on horseback. Claiming to ″check residence permits″, they gathered men, women, and children at Yi Qun School. Villagers, unsuspecting, were then taken in groups and brutally executed, women and children included. By nightfall, the soldiers burned the village to the ground.
That single night, 1,474 innocent lives were lost. The village was reduced to ashes, and the fire-lit sky of Yulanglang left an indelible mark on the memory of Titi.
In 1976, to honor the victims and give the remains a proper resting place, a memorial was built. Today, it stands as a solemn witness, reminding future generations that peace is precious, and history must never be forgotten.
Peace is hard-won; the lessons of history must endure.
Cited from: Titi Historical Association – History of Titi