Settlement Type: | Town |
Native Name: | Burmese: ဆီဆိုင်မြို့, |
Official Name: | Hsi Hseng |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Burma |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | Districts |
Subdivision Name2: | Taunggyi District |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Hsi Hseng Township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 20.15°N 112°W |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Subdivision Type4: | Control |
Subdivision Name4: | / Joint Pa-O National Liberation Army and Karenni Nationalities Defence Force control |
Hsi Hseng or Hsi-hseng (my|ဆီဆိုင်မြို့) (blk|ဝေင်ꩻသီႏသဲင်ႏ(ဝေင်ꩻသထွုံႏပေႏ)) 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 Loikaw in the South and Taunggyi in the south.[1] The area is a known producer of opium and methamphetamine; poppy fields and a methamphetamine factory have been reported in Hsi Hseng.[2] Gee Dong was killed near Hsi Hseng in 1974.[3] People there are mostly Pa-Oh and some are Shan but Burmese are increasing now on 2023.
Although sources differ, Hsi Hseng is also considered to be the town where Pa'O musician Khun Thar Doon was murdered in 1978 by Pa'O communists.[4]
In January 2024, the town came under attack by a joint force of the Pa-O National Liberation Organization and the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force.[5]