Lashio
| လားရှိုး Lashio |
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| Coordinates | 22 ° 56 ' N , 97 ° 45' E | ||
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| Country | Myanmar | ||
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Shan state | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | MM-17 | ||
| height | 836 m | ||
| Residents | 131,000 | ||
 Lashio
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Lashio ( Burmese လားရှိုးမြို့ , BGN / PCGN : lazhomyo; Shan : လႃႈ သဵဝ်ႈ ) is the largest city in northern Shan State , Myanmar, on a mountain foothill above the valley of the Nam-Yao River northeast of Mandalay . The city is the terminus of the Mandalay-Lashio railway line. Lashio is the administrative center of Lashio District .
The population is made up of Shan , Burmese and numerous Chinese .
The city used to be the seat of a Shan prince ( sao pha ). The city played an important role in the fight against the Japanese in the Second Sino-Japanese War . The city was the starting point of the so-called " Burma Road ", via which Chang Kai Shek was supplied with food and weapons. In 1988 a fire destroyed most of the wooden houses.
Lashio is the seat of a Roman Catholic bishop .
Attractions
- Thatana (Sasana) 2500-year-old pagoda
- World Peace Pagoda
- Quan Yin Shang (Chinese Temple)
- Ye Pu San (natural hot spring)
- Mansu Paya and Kamenjaung Paya (two Shan monasteries)
- Lashio Market
literature
- Lonely Planet Myanmar (English), 11th edition 2011, p. 263ff
