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Published on October 26th, 2009  | Last updated November 2nd, 2009 | 182 page views so far |
The village of Inphaw Khone, situated to the west of Nampan village, is famous for its traditional weaving workshops. This village, due to its weaving industry, is a popular stopping place for tourists. The weavers, most of who are young girls, skillfully weave beautiful, multi-colored, ornate fabrics using the local made traditional weaving machine made [...]
Published on October 3rd, 2009  | Last updated October 3rd, 2009 | 98 page views so far |
The following video from Youtube shows a typical boat trip in Inle Lake. You can see the way Inthas build their houses on the lake, and what a typical Intha village looks like. Near the end of the video, you will see a group of Inthas working on their boat, standing. Enjoy the scenery of Inle before going [...]
Published on July 6th, 2009  | Last updated October 4th, 2009 | 246 page views so far |

One of the best well known Myanmar traditional theatre performances in Myanmar is the Mandalay Marionette Theatre (also known as Mandalay Puppet Theatre). First founded by two ladies in 1986, the troupe started their performance by performing for the tourists coming to Myanmar. The two founders were Ma Ma Naing, daughter of U Thein Naing, the writer of [...]
Published on July 4th, 2009  | Last updated October 4th, 2009 | 269 page views so far |
If you want to have a glimpse of traditional Myanmar anyient (dance and comedy show), the best place to see is in Mandalay. The Moustache Brothers Troupe (Mustache Brothers) is a group of banned anyient comedians, once famous among the people of Myanmar but now banned from performing in front of general public for their political activities. They perform [...]
Published on February 12th, 2009  | Last updated February 7th, 2009 | 496 page views so far |
The above is the Karen (Kayin) bamboo dance. It is quite similar to Chin bamboo dance. Dancers dance quick steps among the striking bamboos. This need high level of practice, skills and timing. One wrong move and your foot will be struck by the bamboo poles.
In Karen state and among Karen people, Karen bamboo [...]
Published on February 8th, 2009  | Last updated March 12th, 2009 | 482 page views so far |
This is another video of Chin National Day 2007, Hakha, Chin State. This is the dance of Hakha High School Students. It is actually a modernized version of traditional Chin [...]
Published on February 1st, 2009  | Last updated March 12th, 2009 | 239 page views so far |
The above is the video I took during my visit to Hakha in 2007 February. This is one of the ancient Chin traditional ceremony. The ceremonary is to honour the lady who was selected by the local prince as a wife. To honour the lady, the relatives and [...]
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Your Travel Guide to Myanmar
Myanmar Kyat – US Dollar – Thai Baht – Singapore dollar Exchange Rate US$ 1 = 1012 Kyats
FEC 1 = 1000 Kyats
Singapore$ 1 = 714 Kyats
Updated: 15 February 2010
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