Mt. Victoria or Chin State

In the independent day, it was known as the Chin hill division and on the January 1979, it was named as Chin State. There are 51 tribes under Chin groups. The Chin believed that they migrated from China. They were one of the races of Chinese dynasty. Their royal race fails the battle in China. So they transferred the China to the Chin hill. The Chin began from Tibet-Myanmar branch of Mongoloid.

Chin State is wide 18,907 sq miles. There are 9 townships and 476 villages tracts in the Chin state. It has many hills and mountains. The plane is very few. The rivers are flowing from north to south. The most important river is "Chindwin" in this region. The most famous mountain is "Victoria". It has over 10,400 feet high. The average height of the mountain is between 5,000 ft and 9,000 ft. Chin state is hilly region. So the weather is cold and damp. The temperature is 70°F in summer and 35°F in winter. Most of the time, it waves the mists. Chin hill is very beautiful hill in Myanmar because it has many beautiful flowers, plants, water-falls, forest, precious trees. There are many various trees growing in the Chin state.

It has a population of 318,112 in 1973. 99percent of the population is the "Nat" believers. The second rate is the Christian. Few of them are Buddhism. Some pray the sun, moon, big mountain and sacrificed animals. For their farming work, they do worshipping spirits to be successful for their farming. They believe if someone dies, it is the punishment the spirits. If someone dies, they keep the dead body from one day to tea days. When they worship their spirits, they sacrifice pig, chicken, cow and dog.

Their marriage custom is come from their national custom. The various Chin races follow their "grandpas" custom. Some make at the bride's house. It is their custom to choose a headman from the same family. They have no own literature. But the builder of the religion invented their alphabets. There are different spoken languages in many villages.

They wear "Thin-Dying" or long dress, all men use to wear the"turban" round their heads. There are three parts of agriculture. They are farming, kine and garden agriculture. The most agriculture system is step by step the hill side cultivation. They grow apples, orange and mountain crops in their big garden. They also do livestock. The most important animals are cows. They are deep concerned in hunting. They keep goats, cow, pigs and chickens in their houses.

Their home industries are the weaving. It is called "Jart-khote". Some are cutting-wood and the hunting animals. Some earn their living as the blacksmith, pottery, basket and mat weavers, salt maker and weaving. At the entrance of a village, they keep a stone pillar used as the commemorated place of dead persons. Their famous festivals are "Khwar-Do" and new crop feeding. Khwar-Do festival is celebrated for three days. Their famous dance is "salam". When they dance, their musical instruments are the drum, the horn of cows and buffalos and gaungs. They dance joying with one male after one female by the hands holding. Some are dancing by holding the knife. They also celebrated dancing cultivations periods and at ceremonaries. It has only the water power, so it cannot be produced the gas. The main power is the water power.

The place is quiet. They are living lovingly, peacefully and joyously. The Chin national day is 20th February. Their flag's record make is "Hornbill" bird. It is a sincere, deep promised and good sign. Now, the government is supporting the Chin hill according to the border area development project. So you can visit to the Chin hill. You can see its lovely nature and way of life.