Hsi Hseng
Town in Shan State, Myanmar
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Hsi Hseng or Hsi-hseng (Burmese: ဆီဆိုင်မြို့) (Pa'o Karen: ဝေင်ꩻသီႏသဲင်ႏ(ဝေင်ꩻသထွုံႏပေႏ)) is a town in the Shan State of eastern Burma. It is located in Hsi Hseng Township in the Pa-O Self-Administered Zone and lies along National Highway 5. It is connected to Loikaw in the South and Taunggyi in the south.[1] The area is a known producer of opium and methamphetamine; poppy fields and a methamphetamine factory have been reported in Hsi Hseng.[2] Gee Dong was killed near Hsi Hseng in 1974.[3] People there are mostly Pa-Oh and some are Shan but Burmese are increasing now on 2023.
Hsi Hseng
ဆီဆိုင်မြို့, ဝေင်ꩻသီႏသဲင်ႏ | |
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Town | |
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  Hsi Hseng Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 20°9′N 97°15′E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| State |  Shan State |
| Zone | Pa-O Self-Administered Zone |
| Township | Hsi Hseng Township |
| Control |  / Joint Pa-O National Liberation Army and Karenni Nationalities Defence Force control |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Although sources differ, Hsi Hseng is also considered to be the town where Pa'O musician Khun Thar Doon was murdered in 1978 by Pa'O communists.[4]
In January 2024, the town came under attack by a joint force of the Pa-O National Liberation Organization and the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force.[5]
