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Regions / Cities / Other destinations / Culture and History / Talk / Travel to Kachin State, visa requirements / Get around / Kachin State attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Kachin State nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Stay safe / Get out
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Kachin State is the northernmost state of Myanmar. It borders China to the north and east, and India to the west.
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Regions
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Cities
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Other destinations
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Culture and History
Kachin State has been de facto independent from central government's control since 1962, when the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) unilaterally seceded from the Union of Myanmar. A peace deal struck in 1994 after a government army offensive made the arrangement more or less permanent, with the KIO-controlled area formalized as Kachin State Special Region #1, although KIO itself promptly split up into squabbling factions and the internal situation remains precarious at best.
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Talk
In Special Region #1, Mandarin will get you a lot further than Burmese (or English).
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Travel to Kachin State, visa requirements
Getting in depends on where you're going. For access to government-controlled areas like the capital Myitkyina, there are direct flights from Yangon, although the adventurous may also opt to travel by train from Mandalay (24-30 hours). For the rebel-controlled north, you'll either have to battle your way through massive bureaucracy to secure permits, or take the easier way out and enter via China.
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Get around
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Kachin State attractions and sightseeing
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City tours
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Good restaurants and cheap meals
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Kachin State nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.
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Stay safe
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Get out
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