Mulashidi

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Mulashidi
မူလာရှီးဒီ
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A bridge in Mulashidi
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Mulashidi
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 27°15′19″N97°25′51″E / 27.25528°N 97.43083°E / 27.25528; 97.43083
CountryFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Division Flag of Kachin State.svg  Kachin State
District Putao District
Township Putao Township
Population
 (2005)
  Religions
Buddhism
Time zone UTC+6.30 (MST)

Mulashidi is a town in Putao Township in Kachin State, in far-northern Myanmar. The Nam Lang River flows through Mulashidi. [1]

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History

During the Chinese Civil War, Mao's advances prompted an American missionary, J. Russell Morse, to flee from Yunnan Province to Myanmar, which was then a British colony. He founded a Church of Christ mission at Mulashidi with several thousand parishioners.

Points of interest

Mulashidi is home to the Malikha Lodge, a luxury resort designed by Belgian architect Jean-Michel Gathy. The ruins of Morse's mission can still be visited as well. [2]

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References

  1. Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Puta-O Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ပန်းတနော်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Putao Township Regional Information](PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. Schell, Orville (23 Jan 2015). "In Far-Flung Myanmar, a Land of Contradictions". New York Times .