- Shan people - Wikipedia
The Shan people (Shan: တႆး, pronounced [taj˥], or Burmese: ရှမ်းလူမျိုး, pronounced [ʃáɰ̃ lùmjó]), also known as the Tai Long (တႆးလူင်, [taj˥ loŋ˨˦]) or Tai Yai, are a Tai ethnic group of Southeast Asia
- Shan | History, Culture Language | Britannica
Shan, Southeast Asian people who live primarily in eastern and northwestern Myanmar (Burma) and also in Yunnan province, China The Shan are the largest minority group in Myanmar, making up nearly one-tenth of the nation’s total population
- The Indigenous Shan People - Peoples of the World
Most Shan people live today in much the same way as they always have The majority live in small, rural villages where they farm subsistence and cash crops such as rice and tropical and sub-tropical fruit and vegetables Tea is also an important cash crop for the Shan
- SHAN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of SHAN is a member of a people living primarily in Myanmar and southern China
- Shans - Encyclopedia. com
The name for the Tai ethnic group of Myanmar is "Shan " The Shans migrated into Myanmar from China, to the north, many centuries ago, and settled in the valleys They established kingdoms and expanded their territory, often in conflict with other ethnic groups such as the Burmese (Burmans)
- Shan People Their Culture - Shan Missions
SHAN is the Burman appellation for those races who call themselves Tai (တႆး)
- Shan - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Most Shan are cultivators of rice; they have a characteristic species of feudal political structure Shan culture probably diffused southward and westward from west-central China from Han times (c 200 B C ) onward
- Shan State - Wikipedia
Most of the Shan State is a hilly plateau, the Shan Plateau, which together with the higher mountains in the north and south forms the Shan Hills system The gorge of the Thanlwin (Salween Namhkong) River cuts across the state
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