Shan Traditional Clothing
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33 official sub-groups (largest sub-group count of any national race). Tai-Kadai linguistic family plus several administratively-attached non-Tai groups (Palaung, Wa, Pa-O, Akha, Lahu, Kokang).
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Men's baggy Shan trousers (baung-mi) with jacket and towel or silk turban; women's longyi with fitted long-sleeved blouses; broad-brimmed bamboo hats (khamauk) in the countryside. Silver belts for festivals. Shan silk (from Inle Lake and Kengtung looms) prized nationally.
Shan State (largest state); also Kachin State, northern Sagaing Region and Kayah fringes. Cross-border kin in Thailand, Laos, Yunnan (China), Assam (India).
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Tai LongTai KhunTai LueTai NuaShan NiKhamtiPalaungWaPa-ODanuInthaKokangAkhaLahuTaungyoDanawMaw Shan
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