မစုဥာဏ္: ရွမ္းျပည္နယ္ မွ ပံုရိပ္မ်ား

(The Map of Shan State, Burma/Myanmar)

Shan National Flag: yellow represents the religion of the people of Shan states ( Buddhism), Green represent the good agriculture the people of Shan land dwell on, Red represents Bravery of Shan State people and White represent peace and stability for the future Shan State.

Although the Shan State has been under the British and Burmese rules for centuries, Shan maintain their distinct identity from other fellow ethnic groups of the Union of Myanmar, in terms of language, culture and tradition.

Shan National Day: Shan National Day was founded on Feb 7.1947, by Shan princes and leaders. Shan National flag and National Anthem have become official on that day.

Note: Following photos were collected from websites and facebook posts. My sincere regards go to all photographers or original posters.

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Natural Beauty of Shan State

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Shan Cultural

Shan traditional long drum, sheep dance, sword dance, martial arts dance, and Kinnara and Kinnari (female and male mythical birds whose faces look like human or said to be half human-half bird creatures) dances are very unique cultural materials of every Shan celebration events.

A very unique Shan Musical Group(painting by Feraya Ullathorne)

Shan Traditional Dance (A couple of Mythical Birds)

A Group Dance

Shan Traditional Dance (A couple of Mythical Birds)

Typical Shan temples are mainly found in Yunnan province of Southern China and its architecture is very much similar to those of temples in Thailand.

One of the Shan Princess who is actively contributing to the good causes of Shan people

Inge Sargent: A former Shan princess to human rights activist, Inge Sargent has lived a life full of adventure, heartbreak and heroism. When she was just six years old, the Nazis invaded her home province of Karnten, Austria. The little girl watched in horror as soldiers took away neighbors, interrogated children , and even arrested her mother three times. Little did she know then that a similar horror would haunt her adult life and rob her of her husband.
After World War II, life was hard in Austria, and Sargent decided to study in the United States. In 1951 she won one of the first Austrian Fulbright Scholarships and enrolled at a women’s college in Colorado. At a party for international students, she met Sao Kya Seng, a Shan Prince who was an engineering student from the Colorado School of Mines. The two quickly fell in love and were married at the home of a friend in 1953. Then...

(In 2000, Sargent was awarded the United Nations Association International Human Rights Award)


The Shan Palace which was destroyed by the Burmese Military government due to its ethnic cleansing policy.


Although Shan State is rich in natural resources such as gems and jewelery, the profits go to Burmese authorities. Shans are still victims of human rights violations such as rapes,forced labor,force relocations and tortures committed by Burmese Military Troops

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Nationality of Shan State

Apart from the Shan, there are also some other sister ethnic/nationalities live in the Shan States of Myanmar, other nationalities of the country like Palaung, Pa-O, Wah, DaNu or Innthar, etc. They speak different languages from Shan people and dress differently.