Myitkyina

MYITKYINA is the capital of Kachin State in the north of the country. It is 919 miles from Yangon and 487 miles from Mandalay. It is a pleasant town situated on a broad valley surrounded by hills. This town is situated on the southern flank of Kachin State. Myit-son, the confluence of the Mekha and Malika Rivers, 45km north of town, forms the beginning of the great Ayeyarwaddy River. It is one of Myanmar's beautiful and important natural beauty spots. The unspoiled panoramic view from Myit-son is one of the tourists’ attractions. The water there is also crystal clear.
Some ethnic Kachin tribes can also be seen around Myitkyina. Indawgyi Lake is a night stop tour and Waingmaw is a day tour from Myitkyina. Hsu Taung Pyit Zeditaw is a pretty, gilded, ‘wish-fulfilling’ stupa on the banks of the Ayeyarwaddy River. The larger Andawshin Paya boasts a silver-plated zedi said to contain tooth relics and a Buddha footprint; there are a couple of adjacent monasteries. The area just became recently accessible to tourists and invites travellers to enter the jade mining centre of Pakkan and the huge Indawgyi Lake. The most popular souvenir among visitors is the dark indigo and green Kachin longyi.

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