Which country does North Myanmar belong to?

North Myanmar, also known as "Upper Myanmar", is mainly composed of Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing and other provinces as well as Qin, Kai, Shan and Kachin States. Shan State is the main immigration place of Yunnan immigrants from China in history, and it is also a complex and sensitive area. Mainly due to the influx of new immigrants from China in recent years, the main ethnic group in Shan State is the same ethnic group as the Dai and Thai ethnic groups in China, and there has been a long-standing contradiction with the Burmese people.

There are armed forces advocating independence in southern Shan State. It borders Thailand and Laos in the east and China in the north. It is not only the historical base of Myanmar's * * * production party, but also the main settlement of the Kokang nationality (Han nationality) in Myanmar.

Historical and cultural background

Shan State is located in the northeast of Myanmar, covering an area of about 6.5438+0.6 million square kilometers, accounting for about a quarter of the national area, and is the largest of the 654.38+0.4 provinces and states in Myanmar. Shan State is about 500 kilometers long from north to south and 280-450 kilometers wide from east to west. From north to south, the border with Yunnan Province of China is about 1000 km long. The main residents of Shan State are Shan people. There are about 2.5 million Shan people in Myanmar, most of whom live in Shan State.

The Shan people in Myanmar and the Dai people in China belong to the same ethnic group. The Shan people in Myanmar call themselves Thai, which is what the Burmese and other ethnic groups call them. According to historical records, some Thais were subjects of China in history, and the areas where they lived also belonged to the territory of China.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-North Chinese community in Myanmar