Kachin people
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The Kachin peoples are a collection of diverse ethnolinguistic groups inhabiting the Kachin Hills in northern Myanmar's Kachin State, as well as Yunnan Province in China, and the northeastern Indian s
Jingpo women in traditional dress
A Burmese depiction of the Kachin people in the early 1900s
Jingpo people
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The Jingpo people, also spelt Jinghpaw or Jingphaw, are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group who inhabit northern Myanmar, northeastern India, and southwestern China. The Jingpo are the largest subgroup of th
Kachin people
…Kachin people live in this region. In contemporary usage, the Kachin peoples typically refer to a specific grouping of four to six ethnicities: the Jingpo, the Zaiwa, the Lashi/Lachik, the Lawngwaw/Maru, and to a lesser extent, the Rawang and the Lisu. Kachin identity is heterogenous and diverse, as it…
Jingpo women in traditional dress in China
Aung San, the father of Myanmar's independence, and Jingpo ladies 1946
Jinpho singer in 1962