The most famous is the Irrawaddy river in the middle of the country, a spacious cradle.
This valley is shut in still further on the east by the Shan State highlands, which spread away in waves to the Salween or Thanlwin river, more information below.
They provide a home for the Shan, they are closely related to the Thai people and had a long struggle with the for the possession of the valley, but has ended by holding the lesser heritage of the Shan plateau. Beyond the Salween or Thanlwin river lies Thailand.
The valley of the Ayeyarwady narrows and confined in the north, only opens out at Mandalay the former capital of the last Burmese kingdom and widens as it reaches the sea. It culminates in one of the finest deltas.
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| The Chindwin River at Monsoon |
One great river
at the north west of
the country is the
Chindwin a tributary to the
Irrawaddy remains to be
mentioned. Coming down from the
mountains that lie
about the upper
reaches of the Ayeyarwady, it flows through
the Hukong valley and under
the Chin territories through
scenery of great beauty,
till it enters the valley in the center and adds its
quota to the volume of the great Irrawaddy which marshaled by hills and
mountains makes scenery that
is as stately as it is
beautiful, as passionate as
it is serene.
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| Tropical rains approaching |
The hills are visited by tropical rains
sustain forests of primeval
growth, in which herds of
elephants, of wild
cattle and deer, wander in
comparative peace. For
beach, beaches and leisure check here.
The Kaledan River crosses Rakhine state and empties into the Bay of Bengal
South east of Mandalay is the valley of the Sittang river.
Further south east on the border to Thailand are the low range of Bago hills which separate the border from the Irrawaddy valley.
The Salween or Thanlwin run along the border finally pours its waters into the Andaman Sea under the golden spires of Mawlamyine.
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| The Salween or Thanlwin at Mawlamyine |
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