13th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Myanmar Lwe ethnic novices at Wan Seng monastery

Lwe ethnic novices walk into a monastery at Wan Seng village near Kengtung district of Shan State, eastern Myanmar, 29 June 2015. Lwe, so called Loi, is mountain tribe and a subgroup of Wa ethnic. Lwe ethnic live together inside longhouses which have separate fireplaces in the main corridor, where they cook and store dried meat, and there is small room for each family. There are two famous Lwe villages near Kengtung, named Wan Seng and Wan Nyat, which attract culture and trekking tour.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2015
Date Uploaded: 11.2015
Photo Location: Kengtung city, Myanmar
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
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