Which nation does the long neck belong to?

Long-necked people belong to the Karen ethnic minority. The Long Neck Tribe is composed of the Padang Padaung Tribe, a branch of the Karen Tribe, a minority ethnic group on the border between northern Thailand and Myanmar. It can only be seen in Mae Hong Son Town. The Karen Tribe was originally a minority in the mountains of Myanmar. The ethnic group has always lived in deep mountains and dense forests, relying on farming to be self-sufficient, and the women of the ethnic group have always maintained the traditional custom of wearing copper rings around their necks.

In order to escape the civil war and seek a more stable and beautiful land, hundreds of Badong tribe members have been living in refugee camps on the border of northern Thailand and Myanmar since they fled their hometown due to war more than 10 years ago. Although they are illegal immigrants, they have been able to gain a foothold in Thailand because of their unique tourism value, and their lives are much better than those of refugees from other tribes.

The ethnic customs of the Karen people

In order to avoid civil war and seek a more stable and beautiful land, more than ten years ago, a group of twenty or thirty long-necked people, After walking across the mountains and ridges for several days and nights, I settled in northern Thailand and regarded the mountain nest in Mae Hong Son as my second home. White traditional clothes are worn by unmarried girls, while married people wear black or blue clothes; regardless of Married and single.

There are circles of copper rings around their necks, which flicker and dazzle. Through the tour guide’s translator, we learned that the number of copper rings on their necks can be as many as 32 and weigh more than 20 tons. Kilogram.

In fact, the length of the necks of long-necked women is no different from that of ordinary people, but their collarbones and shoulder bones sink due to the pressure of the copper rings. Once they wear the copper ring, these women will be shackled for life, because their neck muscles will become very fragile, and there is a risk of breaking their necks if they leave the copper ring.