Details of four special zones in Shan State, Myanmar

The Third Special Zone of Shan State, Myanmar

The third special zone of Shan State in Myanmar, the former Myanmar * * 10 1 Military Region, is the latest military region in Myanmar * * *, and its members are basically Kachin. This military region is actually only equivalent to a brigade-level unit. It has three battalions and a teaching brigade with 600 regular troops, and its headquarters is located in Banwa, outside Tengchong, China. Commander Ding Ying and deputy commander Zelong were former company commanders of the Kachin Independence Army. From 65438 to 0969, he led his troops to Burma. Ding Ying and others weighed it again and again, and when they saw that Myanmar * * * was lost, they officially announced a break with Myanmar * * *. Established "Kachin New Democratic Independence Army" as commander and local governor, with Zelong as deputy.

Kachins of Myanmar also calls himself Jingpo. Jingpo people are both in Yunnan, and the developed education of Kachin people is in sharp contrast with its backward economy. In the early years, western missionaries came to Kachin mountain area to create Jingpo characters for them, set up hospitals, schools and churches. Now many Kachin leaders in Myanmar have the experience of studying in Europe and America.

The Kachin armed area is currently the richest of the original four special zones in Myanmar. The two most precious treasures in poor Myanmar are "jade" and "teak", and these two treasures are basically concentrated in the armed areas of Jingpo nationality. Emerald Baoyu and golden red teak have been precious things in China since ancient times, so with the encouragement and support of the former chief executive of Kachin Special Zone, who was quite friendly to China, a large number of adventurous Fujian businessmen poured into Myanmar for mining and logging.