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Capital city of Kachin State, Myanmar
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Myitkyina is the capital of Kachin State in Northern Myanmar. The population of the city is around 150,000 and includes an ethnic mix of Bamar, Kachin and ethnic Indians.
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ဆုတောင်းပြည့်ဘုရား
Historic pagoda of the ancient Bagan dynasty next to the Irriwady River, with a stupa and upright and reclining Buddha all onsite.
iconic temple
ကချင်ရိုးရာမနောကွင်း
Visit the famous Kachin Manau sculpture, which is comprised of ceremonial pillars that are used for the Kachin tribal dance and ceremonial rites. If you time it around Jan 10th, you may be here during the annual festival. This features as kind of the cultural and religious centre of the Kachin people.
ကချင်ပြည်နယ် ယဉ်ကျေးမှုပြတိုက်
Ethnographic museum both about Kachin people and other cultures of Myanmar. A little basic.
လန်နခါးရေတံခွန်
A very pristine waterfall visible while walking across a suspension bridge.
Rooms with free drinking water and shared baths. Larger corner rooms with outside balconies and private baths are also available.
It seems foreigners are automatically allocated the most expensive rooms and you may have a hard time convincing them to give you one with a shared bath. Although you may pay more and get less, the YMCA are doing good work in educating internally displaced persons: by staying here you're helping support the local community
Myitkyina is small. You can get anywhere in the city by trishaw or by walking.
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