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in architectural history, it makes up for in cultural variety and bustling commerce.
Spreading out from the western bank of the Ayeyarwady, it’s a centre for the six ethnic
groups that comprise the Kachin (see p.383), and home to substantial communities
from the Indian subcontinent – churches decorated with geometric Kachin patterns
stand alongside mosques and Sikh gurdwara – with everyone speaking Burmese as the
lingua franca.
Thanks to its proximity to the jade mines of Hpakant (see box, p.352), Myitkyina is
a major jade trading centre, bringing a steady stream of Chinese buyers. The town has
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