Mong Hsu Township
Encyclopedia
Mong Hsu Township is a township
of Loilen District
in the Shan State
of Myanmar
. The principal town is Mong Hsu
. Om-pu waterfall on Nam Parng River of Mong Hsu is the second largest waterfall of Shan State.
It is the home of famous Mong Hsu rubies mines. The large scale production started in 1991. Before gems were found, it is a small remote town with 1-2 convoys for each month. And before 1959, it was governed by a sawbwa. Starting from 1992, rubies from Mong Hsu dominate the world ruby market of less than 3 ct. Or 99% of all rubies traded in Chanthaburï are from Mong Hsu. The quality of its rubies is inferior to that of Mogok.
There had been force displacement of native Shan population in Mong Hsu Township by Myanmar Army in 1995. And several skirmishes between Myanmar Army and Shan State Army
in 2011.
The nearest commercial airport to Mong Hsu is Lashio Airport
.
Township
The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...
of Loilen District
Loilen District
Loilem District is a district of the Shan State in Myanmar. It consists of 9 towns in 2010.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Loilen Township*Nansang Township*Kunhing Township*Lai-Hka Township*Kyethi Township*Mong Kung Township...
in the Shan State
Shan State
Shan State is a state of Burma . Shan State borders China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south, and five administrative divisions of Burma in the west. Largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area, Shan State covers 155,800 km², almost a quarter of the total...
of Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
. The principal town is Mong Hsu
Mong Hsu
Mong Hsu is the principal town of Mong Hsu Township of Shan State. In early 1990s, there is a major discovery rubies near Mong Hsu. Within a few years, Mong Hsu rubies constituted over 95% of faceted rubies entering world market. It is known in ancient as Hansawadi.-References:...
. Om-pu waterfall on Nam Parng River of Mong Hsu is the second largest waterfall of Shan State.
It is the home of famous Mong Hsu rubies mines. The large scale production started in 1991. Before gems were found, it is a small remote town with 1-2 convoys for each month. And before 1959, it was governed by a sawbwa. Starting from 1992, rubies from Mong Hsu dominate the world ruby market of less than 3 ct. Or 99% of all rubies traded in Chanthaburï are from Mong Hsu. The quality of its rubies is inferior to that of Mogok.
There had been force displacement of native Shan population in Mong Hsu Township by Myanmar Army in 1995. And several skirmishes between Myanmar Army and Shan State Army
Shan State Army
The Shan State Army, or SSA, was an army formed in 1964 to resist the military government of Burma in Shan State.It later split into two factions, usually known in English as the Shan State Army - South or SSA-S, which continues to oppose the government, and the Shan State Army - North or SSA-N,...
in 2011.
The nearest commercial airport to Mong Hsu is Lashio Airport
Lashio Airport
Lashio Airport is an airport in Lashio, Burma. it is near the Head Quarter of Northeast Military Command. Passengers have to walk from airport building to entrance of airport compound. There is no X ray equipment.-Accidents and incident:...
.