New View Of Ancient Tengchung -- This aerial view of Tengchung, taken from an American plane whose bombs can be seen exploding far below, shows a new perspective of the ancient walled city which was liberated from the Japanese on Sept. 14, 1944. The houses in this area, a type usually found in wealthy districts of Chinese cities, are all built around a courtyard with their roofs in many instances joined to each other. Tenchung was formerely a prosperous trade center and was visited in the 13th Century by Marco Polo, famed Venetian traveler. It vras the first large city to be liberated in more than seven years of the Chinese Japanese war. With its capture, completed a few days after this picture was made, one of the main obstacles linking the Burma and Ledo roads was eliminated. December 01, 1944. (Photo by U.S. Office of War Information Picture).