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Kalaw
Kalaw
sits high on the western edge of the
Shan Plateau and was a popular hill
station in the British times. Many of
the Tudor-style houses and English
gardens of colonial days remain. It is
still a peaceful and quiet place with an
atmosphere remnant of colonial era.
Kalaw is situated 70 km west of Taunggyi.
Kalaw is 1320 m above sea level with a
pleasantly cool weather and is a good
place for hiking amid gnarled pines,
bamboo groves and rugged mountains
scenery. There are good accommodations
in Kalaw and trekking into the
surrounding mountains to take a look at
the lifestyle of native hill tribes as
Pa-O, Pa Laung and others. It is an
ideal starting point for trekking to
Palaung villages.
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Kyaing Tong
Kyaing Tong is known for its scenic
beauty and many colorful ethnic tribes.
Places of interest around Kyaingtong
are, the Spa, Naung Tong Lake, Sunn
Taung Monastery, Central market and
Traditional Lacquer ware works and
weaving factory.There are many villages
of various ethnic tribes resided around
Kyaing Tong. The tribes known as Gon,
Lwe, Li, Wa, Lah Hu, Thai Nay, Shan, Li
Shaw, Li Su, Palaung, Akha, and we can
only differentiate the tribes by
colourful dresses which is different to
one another. Can observe their tribal
dances and their way of living on these
mountainous regions around Kyaing Tong.
Situated in the eastern Shan State and
452 km from Taunggyi and 176km from
Tachileik.
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Pyin Oo Lwin
Over 1000 meters above sea-level, Pyin
Oo Lwin is a popular hill station about
69km away from Mandalay. It is well
known for its colonial style houses with
large compound and pine trees,
eucalyptus and silver-oak abound in
town. Delightfully cool and pleasant the
whole year round. The main attractions
are Botanical Garden, Pwe Kauk Water
fall and Peik Chin Myaung Cave. The
Botanical Garden was first founded in
the year 1915-16 by one British botanist
named Mr. Roger who began collecting
local plants and trees and cultivating
them on 30 acres of land at the present
site. Pwe Kauk Fall is about 8km from
town. It is also called Hampshire Falls
in British times. It's a very pleasant
picnic spot.
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Hsi Baw
Hsipaw is an ancient Shan town, the
local capital of a Shan principality of
the same name which according to its
legendary history goes back to year 58
B.C. It is said to have been founded by
Sao Hkun Hkam Saw, the fourth son of the
Sawbwa (Saohpa) of Mong Mao named Sao
Hkun Lai.The Myanmar (Burma) people
pronounce the name as Thibaw and the
last king of Myanmar, King Thibaw
(1875-85 AD) got his name from this
town. The old wooden traditional Haw,
Palace of the Sawbwa was destroyed by
bombing during the last World War, but
we were able to visit the interesting
modern Sawbwa s residence built during
colonial times by Sawbwa Sao Ohn Kya who
ruled Hsipaw from 1928 to 1938.
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Myitkyina
Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin
State, is situated in the north of
Myanmar. There, the green and lush
forests and snow capped mountains are
highly attractive. It is the northern
most railway terminal, 919 miles from
Yangon and 487 miles from Mandalay. It
is also the place where the Ayeyarwaddy
river orginates. Myitsone, the
confluence of Meikha and Malikha streams
which forms the Ayeyarwaddy, is a must
visit attraction.
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Putao
Puta O is due North of Myitkyina
in Kachin State and not far from the
Hkakabo Razi, the highest mountain in
Myanmar. Hill tribe people who come to
sell goods at the market can be found.
It is located 420 meters above the sea
level and surrounded by snow-capped
mountains. Rawan, Lisu, Jingphaw and
Kachin people are represented in the
region. A wide variety of specices of
orchid and other exotic flora and fauna
are native to Putao.
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