Buses leave Kalay to Hakha everyday from Tarhan Bus Terminal. There are two bus lines, Chin Taung Tan and Shwe Chindit. One bus each leaves from each line everyday except Sunday. The buses leave the terminal at 5.00 AM in…
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Khaung – Chin Traditional Beer
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“Khaung” is a kind of alcoholic beverage made locally in some parts of Myanmar, mostly among ethnic people. There are various kinds of “khaung” produced locally but most widely known are Kachin and Chin khaungs. I don’t know about Kachin…
Lwin Moe Traveling in Chin Hills VCD to be released on 14 January
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The popular TV documentary series “Lwin Moe Traveling in Chin Hills” is planned to be released as DVD on 14 January 2008, according to Popular Myanmar Journal. During an interview with famous Myanmar actor Lwin Moe, the actor Lwin Moe…
Memorial stones from Chin Hills
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If you travel in Chin Hills, you will see many stone slabs erected on the side of the road. They are all written in Chin language so you won’t know what the meaning is. They are actually the memorial stones…
How to go to Mindat in Chin State
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If you are interested in going to Mindat, here is a guide. You cannot go there direct from Yangon. First, go to Pakokku, a big city on the west bank of Irrawaddy (Ayarwaddy). To go to Pakokku, you have two…
Payae (Payel) Facial Tattoo
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People in Chin Hills used to have the custom of tattooing (Payae) the face of the women. Nobody is really sure how the custom became established, but a legend was that hundreds of years ago, Burmese kings and nobles used…
Chin Head Basket
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Have you ever heard about head basket? Well, we have in Chin Hills. Lets call it Chin head basket. It is a kind of basket that you carry by hanging around your head with a string. You don’t carry it…
Hakha – Capital of Chin State, Myanmar
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Hakha, the capital of Chin State, is situated in the Northern Chin State. It is situated over the mountains, at 6,200 feet above sea level. As Chin State is quite hilly, Hakha is built on the slope of a large…