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02.23.08Khaung (Indigenous Beer)“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 khaung, but I have some knowledge about Chin khaung that I could share with you. In Chin state, the most famous khaung is made in Southern Chin State, especially in Mindat Township. In contrast to khaung from other ethnic people, Chin khaung is made from millet seeds, not rice or sticky rice. Every family in Mindat grows millet seeds ...
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02.09.08Chin HillsHere is a group of local people in a small town in Chin State of Myanmar (Burma) pulling a cow to the market. This is a large mountain found abundant in Chin Hills. They are bringing this cow to the butcher. Related posts:Hakha, The Capital of Chin Hills Hakha, the capital of Chin State, is situated in... Mindat – a Southern Chin Town If you ever want to visit Chin Hills, Mindat is... Memorial stones from Chin Hills If you travel in Chin Hills, you will see many... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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02.03.08Chin National Day on 20 FebruaryJust a quick reminder. Chin National Day is on 20 February, and there will be a big official celebration in Hakha, the capital of Chin State, Myanmar. There will be Chin traditional costume shows, Chin traditional dances and Chin traditional wrestling. Interested visitors should plan their visit in advanced as there is only one guest house in Hakha. Related posts:Chin National Day Chin National Day 2007 was held at U Wumthu... Chin National Day 2007 This is another video of Chin National Day Hakha 2007.... Chin National Day 2007, Hakha This is another video of Chin National Day 2007, Hakha,... Related posts brought ...
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01.08.08Payae Facial TattooPeople 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 to come to Chin Hills and hunt for the beautiful Chin girls, as the fame of their beauty reached the court of Burma. To avoid their women being captured by the Burmese, they had no way but to destroy this beauty. This they done by tattooing the face of young girls.Although nobody could authenticate the validity of this story, ...
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12.03.07MindatHere is a video I took in Mindat, a town in southern Chin State, Myanmar, Burma. Related posts:Mindat – a Southern Chin Town If you ever want to visit Chin Hills, Mindat is... How to go to Mindat? If you are interested in going to Mindat, here is... Chin National Day 2007 This is another video of Chin National Day Hakha 2007.... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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12.03.07Hakha, the capital of Chin State, and the way to it.Here is the video of Hakha, the Chin State capital, and the way to the city. Related posts:Hakha, The Capital of Chin Hills Hakha, the capital of Chin State, is situated in... Chin National Day 2007, Hakha This is another video of Chin National Day 2007, Hakha,... Chin National Day 2007, Hakha Here is the video I took of Chin National Day... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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07.08.07Made in MyanmarIt was pretty boring. It was raining most of the day, and when it is not raining, it was cloudy. I was feeling quite lonely and bored. Suddenly, when I looked out of the window of my room, I saw some children playing with an interesting toy. It was a car! Well, not actually. It was a home made wooden cart with four wheels. However, in the imagination of these children, it was a real big car. They might be imagining that this was a really big truck. (For these children, trucks are the largest, grandest and smartest car on ...
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07.06.07Burmese CricketLooks like this is the Burmese version of English cricket. These are the children in Chin Hills playing a ball game which resembles cricket. (I am not sure as I don’t know how to play cricket). The ball is actually a roll of old cloths tied together with a string. I don’t know where they got the idea for this game. I’ve never seen any child in Yangon play such a game, and as a child, I have never played a game like this when I was young. Anyway, it is so cute to see these poor kids playing a ...
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07.06.07PCOThis is what a PCO looks like in Myanmar. PCO stands for Public Call Outlet, a public telephone. Unlike those from other countries, there are no public phones using coins or card. Instead, at a PCO, there are one or two ordinary fixed land line telephones with an attendance to mark time and charge the user. Although not as convenient and as private as true public telephone booths, it is a popular and widely used public communication system in a country where very few people have fixed land line phone or mobile phone.In small towns and villages, usually there are ...
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07.06.07Start of Rainy Season in Chin HillsIn Myanmar, rainy season usually starts in June. In Chin Hills, it usually starts near the end of May. However, this year the rain starts even before May. It started raining at the end of April, one whole month ahead of usual time. It rained quite heavily during the whole month of May. It was still raining the whole month of June.Rainy season in Chin Hills is quite different from other places in Myanmar. During the rainy season, you rarely see the sun. Not because it is always raining. Although it rains almost everyday, the rain is not continuous. However, ...
