Musical traditions in remote Chin State

Remote and mountainous Chin state has a complex history that tells a great tale. According to locals in Falam, the history of the twelve clans that surrounded the old capital has always been retained orally, through songs. In a feat of human memory, each clan had singers that would retain up to five hundred years of village history in just one song! I don’t know how long that song is, but the average person can’t remember the lyrics to their favorite three minute pop song. Such skills show an impressive song writing or listening ability.

Fire in the sky – the Taunggyi balloon festival

If your idea of fun involves a blurry riot of colour and explosions, look no further than the Taunngyi Fire Balloon Festival in Myanmar tours, which takes place in the culturally diverse capital of Shan State over several days every November. This celebration is held around the Full Moon of Tazaungmon, a Myanmar national holiday that marks the end of rainy season and is also known as the Tazaungdaing Festival of Lights.



Although the releasing of balloons is nominally an offering to the heavens to ward away evil spirits, and the national holiday is rooted in Buddhist and Hindu cosomology (it is also celebrated in Thailand, where it is known as Loi Krathong), the tradition of hot air balloon competition in Taunggyi was actually begun by the British in the late 19th century.

TOP 10 PLACES TO VISIT IN BURMA (MYANMAR)

Mandalay, the Irrawaddy River, the temples of Bagan, Rangoon… echoes of a bygone era steeped in colonialism, immortalised in the works of Kipling and Orwell. This is Burma (Myanmar Tours) – a magical land of golden pagodas, hill stations, tribal villages, rivers, mountain ranges and stunning beaches. Here are our Top 10 places to visit:

1.  RANGOON (YANGON)

Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma

Wander idly through the vibrant and bustling tree-lined avenues of downtown Rangoon and the decaying elegance of British colonial buildings, then visit the spectacular Shwedagon Pagoda, a huge golden Buddhist stupa that dominates the Rangoon skyline.

Interesting Places in Myanmar

Yangon

Yangon, the capital city, is the main gateway to Myanmar Tours. Evergreen and cool with lush tropical trees, shady parks and beautiful lakes, Yangon has earned the name of "The Garden City of the East". Yangon was founded by King Alaungpaya on the site of a small settlement called Dagon when he conquered Lower Myanmar in 1755. The name Yangon means "End

THE CYCLO - A GIFT OF HANOI

For several years, the cyclo is favorite transportation of foreign tourist who travel in Hanoi. It was the soul of Hanoi's old quarter, and if one day, the cyclo in Hanoi disappears, the people who live in the Old Quarter will feel like missing something. Between the crowded streets, the cyclo walks slowly and lazily, you will feel the tranquility in your soul.