The ultimate guide to Myanmar
  Last updated on Sunday, May 21, 2006.  
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Lifestyle
Traditional Games
Kick Boxing
Kickboxing - a form of Myanmar martial arts - has been preserved over the centuries land still remains a favourite traditional game of the people. Although somewhat similar to Thai, French, American and other types of kickboxing, it has maintained a more traditional down-to-earth directness.
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Myanmar Thaing
Like many Asian countries, Myanmar has its own martial arts that have been well established for centuries and handed down though from generations.
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Boat Racing
Because Myanmar is geographically endowed with many rivers and streams, boats have been used for thousands of years.
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Chin Lone
Chinlon is a cane ball composed of wicker-work. Myanmar people have made chinlon balls from cane or rattan, a wild creeper which grows profusely in many forests of Myanmar, since time immemorial because of its resilient, fibrous nature.
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Htote Si Htoe
Htote Si Toe or a border-crossing game is a pure Myanmar traditional past-time game played by young people of both sexes. It originated long ago in rural areas but has been enjoyed by both rural and urban children alike.
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Kyat Pha Khut

Kyak Hpa Khut or cock-style fighting is a Myanmar traditional game that originated in rural areas and is mostly played by young children especially girls. The game resembles real cock-fighting, hence the name, and the players act like gamecocks themselves.

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