Tag Archives: Kachin

Kachin Manaw Festival

Kachin Manaw Festival

Kachin Manaw Festival is a celebration of  New Year, Victory in battles, reunion of the tribes etc. . All the Kachin clans willl congregate at Myitkyina to celebrate this Manaw Festival. Manaw Festival is one of the most popular festivals in Myanmar. The festival is usually held in January. This festival has been held for more than [...]

May Kha, Mali Kha, Myitsone

May Kha, Mali Kha, Myitsone

Myanmar River – May Kha, Mali Kha, Myitsone - The May Kha, runs parallel to the Mali Kha River, and has its source in the Himalaya glaciers of Northern Myanmar at about 28° north latitude. It is not navigable because of strong currents. The N’mai or May Kha River ends at its confluence (Myit-sone) with the Mali/Mali [...]

Kachin People

Kachin People

Kachin people are a group of ethnic groups who largely inhabit the Kachin Hills in northern Burma’s Kachin State and neighbouring areas of China and India. The main subgroup is the Jingpo, for whom the term Jinghpaw (Jingpo) and other  Rawang, the Lisu, the Zaiwa, the Lashi/Lachik and the Lawngwaw. The Kachin and all the sub-groups [...]


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