Wednesday, May 5, 2010

*** ECO- TOURISM SITE IN NORTHWEST PART OF MYANMAR (CHIN STATE)

In 2006, I went to research works on Northwest part of Myanmar. As the result shown that agriculture system in the indigenous Chin people who are accustomed to cultivation seasonal staple crops such as potatoes peas’ rice and corn for daily consuming maintaining. The people life is most heavily of under development hand to mouth due to lack of natural resources and human resources. The indigenous livelihoods and the consequences of eco- tourism like they have lack of land for cultivation, water shortage and their settlement etc...

Since earlier 19 century, a very common problem of revenge system with land ownership. Who everyone wants their crops to grown in rich land. In addition, a person killed other person a rival for the cultivated land. The victim family revenge against their enemy. So the two generation group between conflicts is unending. Nowadays the Minister of Hotel and Tourism running up the eco- tourism based on Mt. Victoria national park. After eco- tourism it’s changing around the site people life style and increases their income. Nowadays the revenges custom also be able rectify.

Eco-tourism in Myanmar

Present a round the world the eco-tourism is the top benefit for hotel and tourism industry. In Myanmar eco-tourism sector is based on ecological natural environmental and scenic beauty of the biodiversities, endanger species flora and fauna abundant natural resources help earn more foreign exchange from tourism.

Current forest law

In 3 November 1992, The State Law and Order Restoration Council (now know SPDC) hereby enact forest law. Its have according with the following basic principle Chapter-13 and detailing explaining with Article-58 in the law.

The objective of economics goal and based on geography

Myanmar has a biggest land area 677000 square kilometers in Southeast Asia countries. Thus, the country with worth of natural environmental resources and wide of range of ecological condition to attract to the flavors an preferences of most eco tourism. As the objective of eco tourism sites to enable people to enjoy and learn about historical and unique of environmental site and economic development opportunities in local communities.
In Myanmar has preserve for long term eco-tourism site system to those gifted natural possession. Such as marine tourism, Hill region and National parks.There are 20 sectors of eco-tourism sites in Myanmar.
1. Hlawga park
2. Moeyingkyi Wetland and Wildlife Sanctuary
3. Meinmahla kyun Wuldlife Santuary
4. Inlay lake Wetland Sanctuary
5. Shwesettaw Wildlife Sanctuary
6. Popa Mountain Park
7. Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park
8. Chattin Wildlife Sanctuary
9. Natmat Taung National Park( Mt. Victoria Chin State)
10. National Botanical Gardens
11. Kakaboraxi National Park
12. Sein- Ye Forest Camp
13. Yangon Zoology Garden
14. Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary
15. Myaing Hay Wun Elephant Camp
16. Poe Kya Elephan Camp
17. Phonganrazi Wildlife Sanctuary
18. Thamanthie Wildlife Aanctuary
19. HuKaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
20. Lampi Aquarium and National Park

Khonuntum (Mt. Victoria)

Mt. Victoria is the third highest mountain in Myanmar, the highest in Chin State and Southeast Asia with land Top Mountain. It has extremely rich of flora and fauna huge a great attraction for eco-tourism. The geography diversity brings forth richness in biodiversities, many of spices and subspecies exist. The forest is very thick and which throughout the mountain range covered by pines trees and rhododendron trees. Tropical, sub tropical and temperate semi- evergreen and evergreen forest with 2500 vascular plant species are found there and endemism is mainly in alpine and at mid-altitudes. Forest not which nourishes all life and temperature of the top site is freezing point of water in the higher part of mountain.

Lungzu festival and indigenous people’s their religion concept

It’s called Lungzu a celebration of ethnic cemetery festival. The mission is great and grand for Chin ethnic minorities. They believed that the stone is protected when they expired. So they store of bone pot to be buried and put under the stone. This festival is earlier March and celebrated in April. It take longest celebration days to celebrate all expenses are from one family. That is most burdens for the indigenous people.

Biodiversity and endanger species from Mt. Victoria

The Mt. Victoria is notable for number of rare birds and endemic species, butterflies and more than a thousand numbers of orchids. Some orchids are so rare and which is couldn’t found in the world only in Chin State .Such as black orchid and leafless with star shape yellow orchid.

The tattoo faced Chin women and behind of theirs sadness story

Behind many centuries of the history, the Chin women had their face tattooed. The chin women are beautiful and with pale skin. This practice originated during the King Mindong period (1853-1878). Desired the beauty carried many of them in slave raided. So they began to tattoo their face were carried off. During that period all men are cultivated their farmland every days. The Burmese people easy to keep them because of the warrior all are works in farmland.


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