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Putao is one of the cities of Kachin State, Myanmar and is the site of the World War II British Fort Hertz. It can only be reached by road during summer but is accessible year round by air. The area around Putao is famous for the variety of rare orchids, which grow naturally. Famous orchid called "Black Orchid" can be explored around Putao mountainous region. All-weather snow-capped mountains can be seen from Putao. Because of mountaineer-friendly area, tourists and mountaineers are visiting Putao.

Hkamti Long

Hkamti Long (also Khamti Long) is the former name of the area around the city of Putao in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) settled by the Hkamti Shan people of the country. The name means "Great Place of Gold" in the Hkamti Shan language (External Link). Nowadays, there are Yawan and Lisu nationalities which are already regarded as Kachin nationalities. The seven-day-trek to West-Putao's mountain region, in which explorers found that there are Hta Lone (Hta Rone) ethnic whose height are lower than four feet. The population of this ethnic minority is so few nowadys that they're facing the threat of being extinct. The area covered by Hkamti Long may have included parts of what is now Kachin State (where Putao is located) as well as that of Shan State.

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