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The annual Kachin state festival, in the Burmese capital Myitkyina is a fairly big deal with many villagers coming from the hills representing all the various strands of the kachin peoples. There is much parading of costumes etc, lots of traditional Burmese dancing as well as a few modern bands. There was also a fairground, with hand propelled ferris wheel, magic show, fairground games etc.
I flew from Mandalay and was going to get a boat back down the Irrawaddy river but the water was too low, this would be a great trip to do (as seen, similarly, in Orwell and Norman Lewis).
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Jack Davies.
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