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    The document provides information on Chin Land, its location, geographical features, climate, population, people, national symbols, religions, culture and languages. Chin Land is located in Southeast Asia between Bangladesh, India, China and Burma. It has an area of around 36,000 square kilometers and is mountainous with diverse flora and fauna. The climate is mild and hot with an average annual rainfall of 80 to 120 inches. The population of Chin state is around half a million people who speak various Chin dialects.

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    Chin Land

    Location:
    The Chin land locates in Southeast Asia and lies between the longitude
    92.15ºE and Chin land 97º E, and in between the latitude 18ºN and
    27.30ºN. Bangladesh is to its Southwest, Manipur State of India is to its
    Northwest, China is to its North, Burma is to its East, and Arakan is to
    its South.
    Geographical Features:
    With an area of circa 36000 square kilometres, the present day
    Chinland - a mountainous landscape stretching along the present day
    Indo-Burma border - is slightly smaller than Switzerland. Chinland is rich
    in natural flora (orchids etc) and fauna (Elephant, Tiger, Bear, Wild
    Boar, Various kinds of monkeys, barking deer, wild goat and various
    kinds of birds) and alpine flora is very common in the country.
    The highest mountain in Chinland is Khawnutum (Mount Victoria).
    The biggest river in Chinland is known as Kaladan river. The biggest
    lake is called Rih Lake.

    Climate:
    Chin land has a mild hot wet climate. April and May are the hottest
    months of the year where average temperatures of the months range
    from 60º F (15.5º C) to 80º (21º C).
    Average temperature in the cold seasons is below 40º F (4.4º C). In the
    cold seasons, temperatures fall as low as freezing point of water in
    the higher parts of mountains.
    Average annual rainfall is 80 – 120 inches. The Southern part of
    Chinland gets more due to the storms come from Bay of Bengal.
    Population:
    The population of the present Chin state (in Burma) is circa half
    million. And the Chin People inhabiting in Chin land and its territories
    are approximately one and half million.
    People:
    The Chins are of the Mongoloid race and descended from central
    China southwards and settled in the present Chin land. The Chins are
    composed with several tribes such as: Asho tribe, Cho Tribe, Dai Tribe,
    Khumi Tribe, Kuki Tribe, Laimi Tribe, Lushai Tribe , Zomi Tribe, and so on.

    National Symbols:
    Hornbill, Mythun or Gayal, and Rhododendron are national symbols of
    the Chins.

    Famous Natural Features:


    Highest Mountain Khawnutuam (Mt. Victoria)Biggest River Kaladam
    River Biggest Lake Rih Lake.
    Religions in Chinland:
    Christian over 70% of the population Buddhist, animist and others
    about 30%.

    Culture and language:

    As Chin land is endowed by many dales and hills as well as enriched


    by various floras and faunas, the culture and literature of the Chins are
    also diverse and rich though embedded in a single domain (or)
    ascended from a single domain, the Chin.
    There are no fundamental differences in Chin language and cultures,
    however, the Chins have minor differences in their language and
    culture to suit different environments accepting them as verities of
    tradition and as the richness of Chin literature and culture.
    The Chins are rich in folk tales, folk dances, folk music, as well as
    musical instruments. The Chin cultural heritages are preserved,
    maintained, and transformed from one generation to another by oral
    history before the Chins have writing system in early 1900s. The arrival
    of Christian missionaries in early 1900s, again, enhanced the culture
    and language of the Chins into a more sophisticate ways. Today, over
    seventy percent of the Chins are Christians but some minorities of the
    Chins are also devotees of Buddhism, Traditional Chin religion, and
    others.
    The Chin language descended from Tibeto-Burman language domain.
    However, each tribal group speaks its own dialect, but Burmese is
    widely used in Chin land due to Burmanization of military regime for
    over five decades. The Chins are known as honest, tolerant, brave, and
    religious people. This distinctness of language and culture indicate that
    the Chins are one of the indigenous peoples in their own land.

    Representing the local names of administrative townships in Chin State and their languages

    Tonzang Teddim Falam Hakha Thanglang Matupi Mindat Kanpetlet Paletwa

    Thado Sizang Falam Lai Matu Moon Ya Khami

    Zo Ngawn Zokhua Zotung Makaan Uk pu (Chin Bon)

    Paite Laizo Mie Zophei Daai

    Teizang Zanniat Senthang Lautu Cho Khasi


    Hualngo(Mizzo) Thwar Mara Hniktu Khamui

    Dim, Ngawn Khualsim Amlai Myo

    Khuano, Losau Zahau Tamang Laitu

    Vangteh Tapong Wumtu Khumi

    Guite Sim Mirum Khuangsu

    Val Bualkhua

    Saizang Taisun

    Phaileeng Lente

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