The original name of the race known as Kachin is Jinghpaw. Jinghpaw is the racial name for the tribes known as the Hkahkus. Gauris. Lashis. Marus. Atsis and Nungs as well as for the Jinghpaw proper. Most of the Kachin inhabited in the Kachin State which has common boundaries with the People’s Republic of China […]
The Inle lake is in the Shan Plateau about 900m above sea level. Lake Inle is about 22km long and roughly 10km wide. There are about 20 villages of the Intha tribe who live on the water in lake islands and along the lakeshore. The people of this lake. by childhood. are already veterans at […]
There is a hilly village called Nant Lin Taung where Eng nationals have been living in that village. 13 miles far from north of Kyaung Tong in Eastern Shan State in Myanmar. It has 20 households which one built with long- footed base and thatch roofed and the location of the village is on the […]
There are only a few thousand of Danu who live in the Kalaw and Pindaya areas of Shan State and the Pyin Oo Lwin area of the Mandalay Division. Their language is a dialect of Burmese. The name Danu is derived from the word ‘Donke’ which means ‘brave archers’. The people in this area are […]
Chins reside in north and north west in Myanmar. The principal Chin clans of the Tiddim area are the Thado. Kanhow. Sokte. and Siyin. The Thado. more numerous across the Assam border where they are known as Kukis. The Falam Chins are the Tashon. Lomban. Laizo. Kwagli. Whelugo. and Yahow. The southern Chins are the […]
The Myanmar chronicles begin with the foundation of Tagaung in the upper reaches of the Ayeyawady in 850 B.C. but the early history of Myanmar is obscure. However. due to the latest discoveries of primates fossils in Pontaung Region . The French Professor Jean Jacques wrote in the French newspapers .” Primates fossils that were […]
10 Myanmar Traditional Arts There are 10 Myanmar traditional arts which are metaphorically called “Ten Flowers”. Panbe ( the art of blacksmith ) Panbu ( the art of sculpture ) Pantain ( the art of gold and silver smith ) Pantin( the art of bronze casting ) Pantaut ( the art of making floral designs […]
A pagoda. in Southeast Asia. is cone-shaped monumental structure built in memory of Buddha. But in the Far East. a pagoda is a tower like. multistoried structure of stone. brick. or wood. usually associated with a Buddhist temple complex. The pagoda derives from the stupa of ancient India. which was a dome-shaped commemorative monument. usually […]
Taung Byone festival. it is usually held during the month of August.The Nats are believed to be super natural powerful beings. stated between the gods and the spiritual beings. There are 37 Nats (spirits) in Myanmar cultural belief. They are 1. Thagya (Indra or Sakra) 2. MahaGiri (Lord of the great mountain) 3. Hnamadawgyi (Great […]
