A simple but prominent yellow line divides Myanmar’s Mangxiu village from Yinjing on the Chinese side. At other places, a village road, a ditch, scaffolding and even an accumulation of soil greened by heavy foliage of creepers define the frontier. “We often say that the hen from Mangxiu can lay eggs in Yinjing,” laughs Cui Hongji, a senior local official. It is common to see them buy daily groceries in China, and head back before sunset,” explains a local Chinese official. It is not far from northern Myanmar’s “jade tract” — located at Lonkin Township in the Kachin State.

Source: The Hindu July 01, 2017 13:52 UTC