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in Shan State - ONE OF OUR ALL-TIME FAVOURITE PLACES! some of our most amazing travel experiences in Asia were in Shan State (this is just after landing in Heho, I still have the Air Mandalay sticker on my arm)
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countryside at dusk along the way - we hired a car & driver, & drove 3 hours to Pindaya. these photos don't really do justice to the area, it was really beautiful there
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going back home after market day. Shan State is home to many different tribes & ethnic groups with their own cultures and languages
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by the time we arrived in Pindaya the few touristy restaurants closed. we went to this local hangout, had amazing shan noodles (haven't found it anywhere else). no one spoke english, we pointed at stuff, & it'll remain one of my fav places
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a little later the place started filling up with local shan people - they ordered tea & snacks and intently watched a thai soap on the satellite tv
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by our bungalow at the hotel where we spent the night in Pindaya. when we woke up were surprised to find we had some pretty amazing views. Pindaya is located at the foot of Mene-taung mountain range, over 3800 ft above sea-level
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by the entrance to the Pindaya cave (cave is in the limestone ridge)
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view of Botoloke Lake and the area around Pindaya from the cave entrance
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the many little pagodas perched along the steep sides and the entrance winding up the side
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some of the 9000 buddha statues inside the cave. some have been there since the 11th century. unfortunately, recently it was decided to paint these statues in gold and red, which destroyed their beauty
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walking in the labyrinthine walkways between the buddhas in one of the many chambers of the cave
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donation boxes according to the day of the week you were born on
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making "Shan paper" from the bark of the mulberry tree. they mix it with ash & lime, boil & pound it. here they've spread the fibre on a tray with water & are stirring it; they'll place petals & leaves for decoration
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the finished sheet of paper after about 15 minutes of drying in the sun
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making parasols
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carving wood into one of the pieces of the parasol
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each of these people is working on a different component of the parasol
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countryside around Pindaya
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tribal woman carrying enormous baskets of cabbages
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house in a tribal village - hanging out and chatting
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man spraying in the fields
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the women all put on thanaka paste on their faces in Burma, as a sunblock and general cosmetic
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shan women working in the fields
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