Hsi Hseng

Hsi Hseng

ဆီဆိုင်မြို့, ဝေင်ꩻသီႏသဲင်ႏ
Hsi Hseng ဆီဆိုင်မြို့, ဝေင်ꩻသီႏသဲင်ႏ
Town
	Hsi Hseng Location in Burma
	Coordinates: 20°9′N 97°15′E / 20.150°N 97.250°ECoordinates: 20°9′N 97°15′E / 20.150°N 97.250°E
Country	Myanmar
State	Shan State
Districts	Taunggyi District
Township	Hsi Hseng Township
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

Hsi Hseng or Hsi-hseng (Burmese: ဆီဆိုင်မြို့) is a town in the Shan State of eastern Burma. It is located in Hsi Hseng Township in Taunggyi District and lies along National Highway 5. It is connected to Loisawn in the north and Tongkaw in the south.^[1] The area is a known producer of opium and methamphetamine; poppy fields and a methamphetamine factory have been reported in Hsi Hseng.^[2] was killed near Hsi Hseng in 1974.^[3]

A Lisu woman at a market in Hsi Hseng, Southern Shan State

Although sources differ, Hsi Hseng is also considered to be the town where Pa'O musician Khun Thar Doon was murdered in 1978 by Pa'O communists.^[4]

References[]

^ Maps (Map). Google Maps. {{cite map}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
- Bing Maps (Map). Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC. {{cite map}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service (1996). Summary of world broadcasts: Asia, Pacific. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- Lintner, Bertil (1999). Burma in revolt: opium and insurgency since 1948. Silkworm Press. ISBN 978-974-7100-78-5. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- International Campaign to Ban Landmines (2002). Landmine monitor report 2002: toward a mine-free world. Human Rights Watch. p. 628. ISBN 978-1-56432-277-7. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
^ Christensen, Russ; Ṅhakʻ, Chūʺ (2006). The Pa-O: rebels and refugees. Silkworm Books. p. 32. ISBN 978-974-9575-93-2. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
^ "Taunggyitime's Profile - the Music Hutch - Upload Music. Search Music. Share Music. Listen to Music".

External links[]

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[1] Maps (Map). Google Maps. {{cite map}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
- Bing Maps (Map). Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC. {{cite map}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[2] British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service (1996). Summary of world broadcasts: Asia, Pacific. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- Lintner, Bertil (1999). Burma in revolt: opium and insurgency since 1948. Silkworm Press. ISBN 978-974-7100-78-5. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- International Campaign to Ban Landmines (2002). Landmine monitor report 2002: toward a mine-free world. Human Rights Watch. p. 628. ISBN 978-1-56432-277-7. Retrieved 28 September 2011.

[ChristensenṄhakʻ2006-3] Christensen, Russ; Ṅhakʻ, Chūʺ (2006). The Pa-O: rebels and refugees. Silkworm Books. p. 32. ISBN 978-974-9575-93-2. Retrieved 28 September 2011.

[4] "Taunggyitime's Profile - the Music Hutch - Upload Music. Search Music. Share Music. Listen to Music".

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Hsi Hseng ဆီဆိုင်မြို့, ဝေင်ꩻသီႏသဲင်ႏ
Town

Hsi Hseng Location in Burma
Coordinates: 20°9′N 97°15′E / 20.150°N 97.250°E / 20.150; 97.250Coordinates: 20°9′N 97°15′E / 20.150°N 97.250°E / 20.150; 97.250
Country	Myanmar
State	Shan State
Districts	Taunggyi District
Township	Hsi Hseng Township
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

v t Hsi Hseng Township of the Shan State
Capital: Hsi Hseng
Hsi Hseng Hsohsa Htisöm Kyawngtet Loi-put Loisati Loisawn Maihpit Nawnge Nawnghkathpa Pawnyang Tönghsöngkalo Tongkaw Veng-lek