» Myitkyina – The Capital
of Kachin State
Myitkyina
means "near the river" in Myanmar
Language and is the capital of Kachin
State. It is 919 miles away to the north
of Yangon. Northern most river port and
rail-way terminal, Myitkyina is tucked
away in the corner years ago. It takes
somewhere around 36hrs from Yangon
either by train or car via Mandalay.
Though a small town, of which population
is about 150000, Myitkyina is ethnically
diverse. Kachin, Bamar and Shan form a
majority whilst a few Chinese and
Indians. The place has been
long-forbidden to foreigners and has
recently become an emerging destination.
Different indigenous ethnic nationals
and cultures remain untouched and
unspoiled. The majority of Myitkyina is
Kachin indigenous who subordinates are
Jimphaw, Rawan, Lisu, etc. All of them
are Christian. Another fascination in
Myitkyina is the Manaw ritual when the
all ethnics minority dance uniformly
circling the pillars erected in the
field. The city is about 26 miles away
to the south of "myitsone", the
confluence of Maykha and Malikha, where
the epic Ayeyarwaddy River is born. It's
the most useful river in the country
that flows down 1325 miles to the
southern delta along which Myanmar
civilizations flourished. About 148 km
west of Myitkyina, there is a place
called "Hpa Kant", which is home to the
best jade mines in the world. The city
is pretty closed to Chinese border where
it can be reached out in 4hrs driving. A
large amount of Chinese products roll
into Myitkyina. You can see many
road-side vendors selling Chinese
products around the main market. Today,
Myitkyina has become more cosmopolitan.
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