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Myanmar Sights
Lashio (3 Days)
Lashio :
This town, with over 500,000
inhabitants, most of them Chinese and Shan, is the biggest city in
the Northern Shan State, and located at the southern end of the
infamous Burma Road.There are many places to visit like Man-Su
Pagoda, which is said to be over 250 years old and the
even-more-impressive 2500 year old Saasana (Pyi Lon Chanta) Paya.
Also of interest is the central market in the morning, where you can
see some ethnic groups. The Hot Springs on the road to Mu-Se are
also worth a visit.
We will start
early in the morning either from Mandalay or Pyin U Lwin and drive
through the day by car via Hispaw to Lashio.
On the way you
can see the Gokteik Viaduct, which is the second highest railway
bridge in the world as well as the Bawgyo Pagoda, a very Shan-style
Paya from the 14th century, which is close to Hispaw. Hispaw itself
was once the centre of a small Shan state of its own and you can
visit the old Shan Palace and Mahamyatmuni Paya. Further along the
way before we reach Lashio are some Shan villages, which may catch
your interest.
We will stay for
two nights in Lashio, which gives you enough time on the 2nd day to
visit the above mentioned sights.
After breakfast
and check out of the hotel on the third day we will proceed back to
Pyin U Lwin or Mandalay.
We are able to
organize trips from Mandalay via Lashio and Mu-Se (close to the
Chinese Boarder) to Bamaw and back to Mandalay per boat.
From Bamaw we can drive to Myitkyina in Kachin State from where you
can start visits to many Kachin villages. |
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