Actually, Tahawndam is about a five-day walk from the Chinese border. On the Chinese side, you can buy a small 300W generator which can be carried back to the village and mounted on the river, which has a five-meter drop, to produce electricity. A fully charged battery will provide enough power to last 24 hours. The residents of Rangoon, who suffer from perennial power shortages, would be amazed to hear about this.

That night, a large number of villagers gathered to greet the outsiders. In the room with the television, karaoke VCDs were played. Everyone watched the Burmese and Kachin-language (Jingphaw) videos with interest, but remained silent. Then someone put in a Tibetan VCD, and some of the young people and children began to hum along.

チベット人の集落に建つビルマ式パゴダ（仏塔）。ビルマ政府はこの地がビルマであることを示すために1992年に建立した。