Myitkyina
MyitKyina is the capital city of the Kachin State in Myanmar and it is about 919 miles away from Yangon. The city is a trading center of Northern Myanmar for teak and jade. The temperature at MyitKyina could be very could because of it is height elevated location on the northern mountain ranges of Myanmar. You can travel to Myitkyina by air plane or by train or by airplane. Air plane take about 2 hour, and train take about 24 hours.
Interesting places near by:
- Hsu Taung Pyi Pagoda , the name of the pagoda literally translate to “ wish-fulfilling’ , it is located on the banks of the Irrawady River.
- Andawshin Pagoda,which said to contain tooth relics and a Buddha footprint.
- Myitsone, the confluence of the Mekha and Malika Rivers, 26 miles North of town, forms the beginning of the Irrawaddy River.
- Indawgyi Lake
- Waingmaw