Known as a “plant hunter’s paradise” for its floral biodiversity, the Nat Ma Taung National Park features Mt. Victoria (called in Chin language as Khaung Neu Thom or Earth Mother Goddess), the highest mountain in Chin Hill, Chin State.
Unique Flora: Potentilamontis victorade; Rhododendron burmanicum and R. cuffeanum, Roseoea australis; Hyponodopis spatulata; rare orchids and mosses
Unique Fauna: White-browed nuthatch (Sitta victoriae); serow (Capricomis sumatrensis); gibbons; Himalayan black bear; and lizard (Calotes chinollium)
Mt. Victoria is the site of many traditional customs. The Chin people also have their own unique customs, including the Chin National Day celebrated annually on 20 February to show traditional Chin arts and crafts, sports competitions like traditional archery, and also to feature the women folk with tattooed faces.
Guests can also visit the Aye Sakan and Chin villages to see Y-posts showing records of significant events and dates in the family’s life, trophy boards inside the house, and stone slabs.
Other activities in Nat Ma Taung National Park include mountain climbing, trekking, bird watching, observing endemic and rare flora and fauna, and orchid tours.
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