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Hsi Hseng
ဆီဆိုင်မြို့, ဝေင်ꩻသီႏသဲင်ႏ | |
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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 | |
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Districts | Taunggyi District |
Township | Hsi Hseng Township |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Hsi Hseng or Hsi-hseng (Burmese: ဆီဆိုင်မြို့) (Pa'o Karen: ဝေင်ꩻသီႏသဲင်ႏ(ဝေင်ꩻသထွုံႏပေႏ)) 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] Gee Dong was killed near Hsi Hseng in 1974.[3]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Hsihseng_Lisu.jpg/200px-Hsihseng_Lisu.jpg)
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]
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(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".
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