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Golden Triangle (Tachileik)
A short flight to Tachileik will be the beginning of a tour of the
infamous Golden Triangle. Tachileik sits on the banks of the Mekong
River across from Mai Sai in Thailand. It is a cross border town. A
one-and-half hour away from Tachileik we arrive at Mai Pong, where we
can enjoy a boat tour of Mekong River. During the boat tour we will make
short stops at Chaing Sean on the Thai border and Won Pon on the Lao
border. A caravan of small station wagons will take us to Kyaing Tong
the capital of Eastern Shan States. It is a six-hour ride. Kyaing Tong
is half way between China and Thailand and during the British
occupation, the British used it as an outpost. It is the residence for
many of the ethnic hill tribes such as the Khun, Akha, Shan, Wa and
Lahus. The mixture of different ethnic cultures adds the diversity to
the cultural practices of the area.
Kyaing Tong
Kyaing Tong is known for its scenic beauty and many
colorful ethnic tribes. Situated in the eastern Shan State and 452 km
from Taunggyi and 176km from Tachileik. Places of interest around
Kyaingtong are, the Spa, Naung Tong Lake, Sunn Taung Monastery, Central
market and Traditional Lacquer ware works and weaving factory.
There are many villages of various ethnic tribes resided around Kyaing
Tong. The tribes known as Gon, Lwe, Li, Wa, Lah Hu, Thai Nay, Shan, Li
Shaw, Li Su, Palaung, Akha, and we can only differentiate the tribes by
colourful dresses which is different to one another. Can observe their
tribal dances and their way of living on these mountainous regions
around Kyaing Tong.

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