Hsi Hseng
Encyclopedia
Hsi Hseng or Hsi-hseng is a town in the Shan State
of eastern Burma. It is located in Hsi Hseng Township
in Taunggyi District
and lies along National Highway 5
. It is connected to Loisawn
in the north and Tongkaw
in the south. The area is a known producer of opium
and methamphetamine
; poppy fields and a methamphetamine factory have been reported in Hsi Hseng. Gee Dong was killed near Hsi Hseng in 1974.
Shan State
Shan State is a state of Burma . Shan State borders China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south, and five administrative divisions of Burma in the west. Largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area, Shan State covers 155,800 km², almost a quarter of the total...
of eastern Burma. It is located in Hsi Hseng Township
Hsi Hseng Township
Hsi Hseng Township is a township of Taunggyi District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town is Hsi Hseng.-Towns and villages:Bàn Tet Paw Thwe Chitiwabwa Dawhsaw-hswi Dawlaw-hku Dawta-naw Hang Loi Hko-hpon Hkolai Hko-law Hku-weng Ho-hkai Ho-hko Ho-hpai Hokan Honawng Ho-ti Hpailon Hpaimūn...
in Taunggyi District
Taunggyi District
Taunggyi District is a district of Shan State in Burma. The principal town and administrative center is Taunggyi. This district has 12 towns and 3001 villages.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Taunggyi Township*Nyaungshwe Township...
and lies along National Highway 5
National Highway 5 (Burma)
National Highway 5 is a highway of southern-central Burma. It connects Taungoo to Hopong, east of Taunggyi.The highway is fed by the National Highway 1 at Taungoo at . It initially goes in the northeast-east direction and then southeast until just south of the town of Hpasawng when the highway...
. It is connected to Loisawn
Loisawn
Loisawn is a town in Hsi Hseng Township, Taunggyi District, in the Shan State of eastern Burma. It is located north of the township capital of Hsi Hseng by National Highway 5. Nawnge and Lothkan are located to the west, Loimut to the southeast, and Hsohsa to the northeast.-External links:*...
in the north and Tongkaw
Tongkaw
Tongkaw is a village in Hsi Hseng Township, Taunggyi District, in the Shan State of eastern Burma. It is located south of the township capital of Hsi Hseng by National Highway 5. Kong Pyek is located further south along the road in Kayah State. An atrocity was committed in the village on 2 August...
in the south. The area is a known producer of opium
Opium
Opium is the dried latex obtained from the opium poppy . Opium contains up to 12% morphine, an alkaloid, which is frequently processed chemically to produce heroin for the illegal drug trade. The latex also includes codeine and non-narcotic alkaloids such as papaverine, thebaine and noscapine...
and methamphetamine
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine is a psychostimulant of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of psychoactive drugs...
; poppy fields and a methamphetamine factory have been reported in Hsi Hseng. Gee Dong was killed near Hsi Hseng in 1974.