During the British annexation of Myanmar, Pyin U Lwin was renamed Myamyo after a British colonel May (Maymyo means 'May-town'), and among many older locals the town is stil known by its colonial name. Pyin U Lwin was long a British hill station where, during the hot season, the servants of the Raj escaped the heat and dust of the plains. It is 67 km east of Mandalay and, at 1070 meters, considerably higher. The altitude makes all the difference. Even at the height of the hot season Pyin U Lwin is pleasantly cool and during winter it can get pretty chilly.   As a legacy of the influx of South Asians during the British colonial era, Pyin U Lwin township is home to around 5000 Nepalis and 10,000 Indians. Sweater-knitting is the biggest occupation in town; most of this work is done by women, while the men roam the streets and hang out in teashops. A less publicised occupation is smuggling goods between Mynanmar and China along the Burma road to the north-east.

PYIN U LWIN Pyin U Lwin also has a pretty big military school, and from morning till evening we can see these "students" walking in the streets... we were just very curious to know where they are going- they look so determined and so motivated- and we were also wondering if they sometimes go to school ....