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| DESTINATION OF KALAW |
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Kalaw was a favourite hill station during the British colonial era. It is a picturesque village surrounded by pine forests and has some of Myanmars’most beautiful gardens. From Kalaw there are good trekking and hiking possibilities to the neighbouring hill tribe villages, which still function the same as they did centuries ago. Fans of natural beauty and peace- |
| ful sites will surely get their money worth. Theroads leading to Kalaw and Pindaya offer breathtaking sights of the landscape and are somehow reminiscent of the beautiful Alps region in Europe. |
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| DESTINATION OF KYAING TONG |
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Located high in the Shan Hills at the centre of the Golden Triangle, it is one of the country’s most remote outposts and probably the most scenic town in Shan State. At one time Kyaing Tong was the Shan capital and this ancient city is the gateway to rugged journeys and exotic sights. More than a dozen different tribal groups live around Kyaing Tong. |
| The hills and the vast valley floor are dotted with small villages, home to at least ten different tribal groups. Living almost side by side in small communities are groups of Ang, Lahu Ahka, Akhu, Padaung, Kala, Shan, Chin, Lishu, Pao, the headhunting Wa, Khun and Laui. All are living in different stages of development, some still following very traditional ways. Days of change will soon be coming to this remote area |
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| DESTINATION OF LASHIO |
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Lashio in relative proximity to China is a trading town in a mountain basin at 855 meters above sea level and inhabited mostly by ethnic Shan-Chinese and Chinese. This township is located at the southern end of the formerly famous Burma Road. Mya Kantha Hill in the northern part of town offers good views of the city. Testimony to Lashio’s predo- |
| minately Chinese population bears the steady traffic at Myanmar's largest Chinese temple dedicated to the goddess of mercy Quan Yin. |
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| DESTINATION OF MOUNT MYITKYINA |
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The capital and largest town of Kachin State is an important trade centre between China and Myanmar. It is an ideal starting point for excursions to tribal villages, jade mines and the Myitsone River confluence (40-km from Myitkyina), where two Himalayan streams (Mehka and Malikha) meet to from the mighty Ayeyarwaddy River. Kachin State is |
| renowned for its scenic natural beauty; from untouched jungle areas to the Himalayan Mount Hkakabo Razi (the highest point in Myanmar at 5,889 meters) with its year-round snow-capped peak (first climbed only in 1996). This mountain area in the far north is literally yet untouched by tourism. At present, an important part of these regions has become a national Park as some rare wild life species – declared extinct elsewhere in the world – have been discovered there. |
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