เมืองเชียงตุง (พม่า: ) ตั้งอยู่ในรัฐฉานของประเทศพม่า เป็นเมืองของชาวไทเขิน และ ชาวไทใหญ่ ถือได้ว่า เป็นเมืองที่มีความเจริญรุ่งเรืองเทียบเท่า เมืองเชียงใหม่แห่งล้านนาไทย และเมืองเชียงรุ่งแห่งสิบสองปันนา โดยชาวไทใหญ่เรียกชื่อเมืองนี้ว่า เก็งตุ๋ง
Keng Tong(Tung) also known as Kyainge Tong
Kyainge Tong, a small trading town in the Eastern Shan State and the capital city of the Golden Triangle Region, is situated about 1,190 Km (about 1 hour 30 minutes' flight) northeast of Yangon. The town is famous for its villages of several hill-tribes such as Lahu, Akha, La Mone and Shans living in the surrounding areas. There are many sites to see besides the ethnic tribes in colorful dresses. As Keng Tung lies on low undulating ground, not far from the Thai border, it serves as one of the most suitable places for eco-tourism activities like trekking, mountain-biking and adventure tours.
It used to be a strongly fortified town and the remnants of a wall still remain. Today, however, it becomes an important business hub and frontier town as well as a popular tourist destination. One of Kyainge Tong's biggest attractions is its lack of tourists and the frontier feel it generates.
There are regular flights from Yangon to Kyainge Tong. Visitors coming from Thailand are allowed to cross into this border town with border passes. Tachileik is also a border crossing point through which visitors from Thailand come to Myanmar. Regular air services are available between Heho, Mandalay, Tachileik and Yangon.
It used to be a strongly fortified town and the remnants of a wall still remain. Today, however, it becomes an important business hub and frontier town as well as a popular tourist destination. One of Kyainge Tong's biggest attractions is its lack of tourists and the frontier feel it generates.
There are regular flights from Yangon to Kyainge Tong. Visitors coming from Thailand are allowed to cross into this border town with border passes. Tachileik is also a border crossing point through which visitors from Thailand come to Myanmar. Regular air services are available between Heho, Mandalay, Tachileik and Yangon.
Location:
borders China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south
Keng Tong Church
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