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 MyitkyinaSequence 1 ...

... where, the heck, is Myitkyina (click on the pic below for a larger size)?

... and how does it look from above (click on the pic below for a larger size)?

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You will hardly believe that this area was one of the hot spots during Second World War

 

One of the houses  in Myitkyina with typical Kachin symbols  (below) ...

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... and some houses along Strand Road of typical colonial style (my guide a 63 year old man was always excited about the chimneys)
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Below: the 'young' Ayeyarwaddy from Strand Road
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A visit to Myitkyina's most ancient pagoda: Lawkamanaung Sutaungpye ...
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... and below left one of the rare trees (Pentacme Siamensis) on the temple's premises

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Close-by an unusual memorial of World War II donated by the Japanese
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Last not least ...
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... the preparations for Manaw  Festival are on its way (above); below: the festival committee's office
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