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Kyaukme or Kyauk Me is a surprisingly bustling small town in Shan State in Eastern Myanmar. It's the market town of choice for the surrounding area, and now also features a Chinese quarter almost as big as the rest of the town itself, with the overwhelming majority of the Chinese immigrants engaged in the production of bamboo paper for the Chinese market.

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The Mandalay - Lashio train stops at Kyauk Me. The arrival time is quite random. There are also daily buses to Mandalay leaving in the early morning.

For getting around the town, there are some motorbike taxis.

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The town itself is not necessarily that interesting, but the surrounding Palaung villages in the hills are sublime and a great destination for trekking. Several Palaung/Shan and Bamar guides offer trekking and/or motorbike tours of the surrounding area, but it's all very small-scale. A local guide who speaks Palaung and/or Shan is preferable, as real interaction with the locals is then possible.

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There are some bamboo/led paper workshops that are interesting. Also there is an English School that is looking for foreigners to drop in and help with lessons. You will likely be approached if arriving by train.

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• Thiripyitsayn Food & Drink, 4/54 Shwepeoo Road (Across from main hotel), ☎ 08240340. They have good Shan Noodles for 500 Kyat, and also a very good Avocado juice for 500 KYAT.  edit

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• A Yone OO Guest House. Only place in town for foreigners. Rooms are clean and well priced. Breakfast is basic. 5-8 USD SINGLE.  edit

[edit] Contact

Even Kyauk Me now has internet. There are a few internet cafes around town with cheap but excruciatingly slow connections.

[edit] Get out

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