When the 200th Division returned to China, Dai's coffin was greeted by tens of thousands of mourners.
In July 1942, he was given a state burial in Quanzhou, Guangxi, the home base of his division.
Chiang Kai-shek composed an elegy in his memory and posthumously promoted his rank from major general to lieutenant general.
As Dai's memorial service was held in Quanzhou, the Communist leader Mao Zedong, then based in Yan'an, composed the following poem:
Standing in need of soldiers to bulwark against alien aggression,

Chanting the Plucking Roses, a general set off on expedition.


With his newly mechanized division

He fought bravely and brought the tiger and bear under subjugation.


Bathing in blood in defense of Toungoo,

The soldiers returned by way of Taunggyi after expelling the Japanese pirates in desperation.


He even sacrificed his life on the battleground,

And eventually realized his lofty aspiration.

— Mao Zedong, "Elegy for Dai Anlan"
In 1944, when the Japanese launched the Operation Ichi-Go and attacked Guangxi, Dai's coffin was temporarily moved to Guiyang for protection.
After the end of World War II, a permanent tomb was built for him on the scenic Mount Zheshan in Wuhu, overlooking his hometown.
When his coffin was reburied in 1947, the funeral procession was 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) long.

On 28 October 1942, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt awarded Dai the Legion of Merit medal, making him the first Chinese soldier to receive a military medal from the United States.
In 1945, US President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson signed a certificate for the award.
The medal and certificate were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution.
In the 1980s, when Dai's eldest son Dai Fudong was a visiting scholar in the US, he wrote President Ronald Reagan to request a reissue of the items.
His request was granted, and Fudong later donated the medal and certificate to the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution.

In 1975, the Chunghwa Post of Taiwan issued a set of six stamps to commemorate the 30th anniversary of victory over Japan, featuring six national heroes who died in the war: Zhang Zizhong, Gao Zhihang, Sa Shijun, Xie Jinyuan, Yan Haiwen, and Dai Anlan.

In 2013, Dai's children, together with other descendants of the soldiers of the 200th Division, built a Buddhist pagoda in Mogaung to commemorate Dai Anlan and other soldiers who died in the Burma Campaign.
When the 200th Division returned to China, Dai's coffin was greeted by tens of thousands of mourners. In July 1942, he was given a state burial in Quanzhou, Guangxi, the home base of his division. Chiang Kai-shek composed an elegy in his memory and posthumously promoted his rank from major general to lieutenant general. As Dai's memorial service was held in Quanzhou, the Communist leader Mao Zedong, then based in Yan'an, composed the following poem:
Standing in need of soldiers to bulwark against alien aggression,

Chanting the Plucking Roses, a general set off on expedition.

With his newly mechanized division

He fought bravely and brought the tiger and bear under subjugation.

Bathing in blood in defense of Toungoo,

The soldiers returned by way of Taunggyi after expelling the Japanese pirates in desperation.

He even sacrificed his life on the battleground,

And eventually realized his lofty aspiration.
— Mao Zedong, "Elegy for Dai Anlan"
In 1944, when the Japanese launched the Operation Ichi-Go and attacked Guangxi, Dai's coffin was temporarily moved to Guiyang for protection. After the end of World War II, a permanent tomb was built for him on the scenic Mount Zheshan in Wuhu, overlooking his hometown. When his coffin was reburied in 1947, the funeral procession was 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) long.
On 28 October 1942, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt awarded Dai the Legion of Merit medal, making him the first Chinese soldier to receive a military medal from the United States. In 1945, US President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson signed a certificate for the award. The medal and certificate were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. In the 1980s, when Dai's eldest son Dai Fudong was a visiting scholar in the US, he wrote President Ronald Reagan to request a reissue of the items. His request was granted, and Fudong later donated the medal and certificate to the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution.
In 1975, the Chunghwa Post of Taiwan issued a set of six stamps to commemorate the 30th anniversary of victory over Japan, featuring six national heroes who died in the war: Zhang Zizhong, Gao Zhihang, Sa Shijun, Xie Jinyuan, Yan Haiwen, and Dai Anlan.
In 2013, Dai's children, together with other descendants of the soldiers of the 200th Division, built a Buddhist pagoda in Mogaung to commemorate Dai Anlan and other soldiers who died in the Burma Campaign.
Dai Anlan