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CHIN STATE
Chin State is located at the western part of Myanmar
bordering with India. Mountainous region, which hills
are higher and slop more the Shan hills. Chin is one of
the National races of Myanmar. Chin has several
minorities and differs as Northern Chin and Southern
Chin. Not only because of these ethnic minorities Chin
hill is an interesting tourist site because of its
adventurous journey and Mount Victoria, 3053 meter high
at the southern part. Besides mountaineering this is the
best place for hiking to nearby villages to see the
village life and bird watching. There still can be seen
Chin ladies with tattooed face.
Chin New Year festival is held annually in Chin State on
the waxing moon of the month Kason, May. And its
festival is performed a dance making farewell to the old
year and welcoming New Year. And wishing everyone new
life with new vitality and happiness. These are a dance
called Sa Lan which is performed by beautiful maidens.
It is the dance to memorize the conquest over the
enemies, the killing of wild enemies and to celebrate
the victory over the enemies Sa ice festival dances
victory over the wild games.
How to get there:
Travel to Chin state is mainly by car on poor roads cut
along the mountain sides and valleys. Very rugged nature
of the landscape makes travel difficult, and land slides
are not un-common. Kanpetlet (where Mt. Victoria
national park is) and Mindet can be reached from the
central plain region. The first route is to cross the
Ayeyarwaddy River by boat and proceed to Mindet along
Kanma, Pauk, Kyaukhtu road. The distance is 92 miles and
it takes appr. 8 hours. The second route is Bagan, Chauk,
Saw, Kanpetlet - 97 miles, a day trip.
As the roads are not all weather-roads the best time to
visit Mount Victoria is November to April. Both Mindet
and Kanpetlet have simple accommodation.
 Mt. Victoria:
Also known as Natma-taung National Park was
established in 1994. The 279 square mile wide National
Park is situated in Chin State and it is spread out to
Mindat Township, Kanpetlet Township, and Matupi
Township.
There are different kinds of forest types such as Hill
Evergreen forests, Moist Upper Mixed Deciduous forests,
Pine forest and Hill Savannah. On the way to Mt.
Victoria Peak, observe the natural forests trees,
orchids, and especially "Rhododendron”. There are also
159 bird species including 5 indigenous, especially the
unique bird (white browed nuthatch), which can be seen
only in the Natmataung National Park.
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