# Thantlang > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thantlang > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thantlang.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thantlang > Source revision: 1356884152 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{EngvarB|date=October 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{More citations needed|date=September 2013}} {{Infobox settlement | settlement_type = Town | native_name = ထန်တလန်မြို့ | official_name = Thantlang | other_name = Thlantlang | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_map = Myanmar | image_skyline = | image_map = | map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country (''de jure''): | subdivision_name = {{Flag|Myanmar}} | subdivision_type1 = [Division](/source/Administrative_divisions_of_Myanmar) | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Chin State}} | subdivision_type2 = [District](/source/Districts_of_Myanmar) | subdivision_name2 = [Hakha District](/source/Hakha_District) | subdivision_type3 = Township: | subdivision_name3 = [Thantlang Township](/source/Thantlang_Township) | subdivision_type4 = Country (''de facto''): | subdivision_name4 = {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Chin_National_Front.svg}} [Chinland](/source/Chinland) | unit_pref = Imperial | area_total_km2 = | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_density_km2 = auto | coordinates = {{coord|22|41|57|N|93|25|41|E|region:MM|display=inline,title}} | elevation_m = | timezone = [MMT](/source/Myanmar_Standard_Time) | utc_offset = +6.30 | website = }} '''Thantlang''' ({{MYname|MY=ထန်တလန်မြို့|MLCTS=htan ta. lan mrui.}}, {{IPA|my|tʰàɰ̃təlàɰ̃ mjo̰|pron}}; also '''Thlantlang''' or '''Htantlang''' in Burmese transliteration) is a town and the administrative center of [Thantlang Township](/source/Thantlang_Township) in [Chin State](/source/Chin_State),{{cite news | title = Khonumthung Chin News Group / About us | date = 19 June 2011 | publisher = Khonumthung News Group | url = http://www.khonumthung.org/?page_id=2 | work = Khonumthung News Group | accessdate = 9 September 2013 | quote = Chin state is {{sic|comprised |hide=y|of}} nine Townships – Tonzang, Tedim, Falam, Hakha, Thantlang, Matupi, Mindat, Kanpalet and Paletwa. New three sub-townships have been established – Cikha, Rih and Rizau respectively. Hakha is the capital of Chin state and Matupi was officially proclaimed as the Second Capital. | archive-date = 26 October 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131026060706/http://www.khonumthung.org/?page_id=2 | url-status = dead }} [Myanmar](/source/Myanmar) (formerly Burma). == Names == Thantlang was formerly known as Thlan Tlang ("Cemetery Hill") for the many [cemeteries](/source/cemeteries) on the city's west side. In 1983, the People's Council officially changed the name of the town to "Thantlang" ("Famous Hill").{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} == History == {{main|Battle of Thantlang}} In February 2021, the [Burmese armed forces](/source/Tatmadaw) staged the [2021 Myanmar coup d'état](/source/2021_Myanmar_coup_d'%C3%A9tat). Thantlang became the site of major local resistance, between the [Chinland Defense Force](/source/Chinland_Defense_Force), a local militia group formed in response to the coup, and the armed forces.{{Cite web|date=31 October 2021|title=Thantlang – the hardest hit town in Myanmar after the military coup in February|url=https://www.thechindwin.com/thantlang-the-hardest-hit-town-in-myanmar-after-the-military-coup-in-february/|access-date=2 November 2021|website=THE CHINDWIN|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104234925/https://www.thechindwin.com/thantlang-the-hardest-hit-town-in-myanmar-after-the-military-coup-in-february/|archive-date=4 November 2021}} In response, the Burmese military launched a major offensive. On 18 September, the military destroyed 18 buildings by shelling, leading to the exodus of thousands of residents.{{Cite web|date=23 September 2021|title=Thousands flee Thantlang, Chin State after clashes with junta troops|url=https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/thousands-flee-thantlang-chin-state-after-clashes-with-junta-troops/|access-date=2 November 2021|website=Frontier Myanmar|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103231458/https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/thousands-flee-thantlang-chin-state-after-clashes-with-junta-troops/|archive-date=3 November 2021}} On 29 October, the Burmese military destroyed an additional 160 homes in the town, with collateral damage totaling USD $10-15 million.{{Cite web|date=30 October 2021|title=Army shelling in Myanmar blamed for setting 160 homes ablaze|url=https://apnews.com/article/religion-myanmar-aung-san-suu-kyi-77ebb5eccc8b09d6e77975f6601cbbde|access-date=2 November 2021|website=AP News|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230073533/https://apnews.com/article/religion-myanmar-aung-san-suu-kyi-77ebb5eccc8b09d6e77975f6601cbbde|archive-date=30 December 2021}} Over 10,000 Thantlang residents fled the town, seeking refuge in the countryside and the neighbouring Indian state of [Mizoram](/source/Mizoram). By November 2022, much of Thantlang had been burned down.{{Cite magazine |date=2022-11-09 |title=How Myanmar's Thantlang Township Became a Symbol of Resistance |url=https://time.com/6230340/myanmar-military-resistance-thantlang/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |magazine=Time |language=en |archive-date=17 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217213857/https://time.com/6230340/myanmar-military-resistance-thantlang/ |url-status=dead }} ==Geography and demographics== Thantlang is located {{Convert|25|mi}} from [Hakha](/source/Hakha), the capital of Chin State. Thantlang sits between the Vuichip and Marau Mountains. The [Kaladan River](/source/Kaladan_River) flows between [Hakha](/source/Hakha) and Thantlang before it swerves north through into [India](/source/India)'s [Mizoram State](/source/Mizoram_State) and re-emerges in [Paletwa](/source/Paletwa), where it merges into the [Bay of Bengal](/source/Bay_of_Bengal). Thantlang's borders extend to Mizoram's edge in India. The town's water flows in from the nearby [Buhva](/source/Buhva) and [Lahva](/source/Lahva) rivers. [Paddy fields](/source/Paddy_fields) dot Lahva's banks, regularly plowed by local farmers in June and harvested by the end of October. The township is constructed of over eighty neighbouring villages, surrounded by nine small regions: Khualhring, Vanzang, Zahnak, Bual, Vailam, Zophei, Bawipa Tlang, Lautu, and Mara. Thantlang provides space for the local governmental administrative offices, which serve all villages in that nine-region area. Roads in Thantlang township are mainly done by local villagers.{{cite news | title = Khonumthung Chin News Group / About us | date = 21 February 2012 | publisher = Khonumthung News Group | url = http://www.khonumthung.org/?p=700 | work = Khonumthung News Group | pages = 700 | accessdate = 9 September 2013 | quote = The Agriculture Minister of Chin state visited Thantlang Township, with the administrator of the Township and departmental officials to discuss road communication issues with local people. Unfinished road construction was discussed with local people on 17 February. Road building is to continue on a self help basis by local people of 12 villages. The road will connect Thinghual village of Thantlang Township and Falam Township. | archive-date = 9 July 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150709170445/http://www.khonumthung.org/?p=700 | url-status = dead }} There are many different dialects in Thantlang but locals have no difficulty understanding each other.{{Cite web |title=Thantlang – Travel Chin State |url=https://www.chintravel.com.mm/en/destinations/thantlang/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |language=en-US}} ==Education== The [literacy](/source/literacy) rate of people from Thantlang is arguably one of the three highest within Chin State,{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} mostly among people from [Tedim](/source/Tedim) and [Falam](/source/Falam). Since 2000, there have been some private tuition schools in Thantlang which have helped many students achieve higher grades to help them pass governmental issued exams.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} Older people{{who|date=May 2013}} are staunch supporters of education for the younger generations. Many local developments{{which|date=May 2013}} were done through local community labour as government never supports necessary rural and [urban development](/source/urban_development).{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} Most of the nine regions are not accessible by cars since no paved roads have been built by the government{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} except for a few locally built roads.{{which|date=May 2013}} Many villagers travel by walking – which can take up to three days – to reach Thantlang proper in order to do their shopping.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} ==Tourism== There are many areas for tourists to visit within Thantlang. In the countryside are massive rocky mountains, such as the Lungding in Vanzang and Miepi Mountain and lingkhaw Mountain in West Zophei. Many historical locations, such as the Siapanglai well, are still maintained by local villagers.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} ==Festivals== [Chin National Day](/source/Chin_National_Day) (20 February, now banned by the Burmese regime{{citation needed|date=May 2013}}) and [Easter](/source/Easter) Sunday (known locally as "tho puai") are regular seasonal festivals. An annual [football](/source/association_football) tournament is held among competitors from all nine regions ("taungkyaw bawlone pwe") held in the rainy season is the most exciting (to the residents of Thantlang){{to whom|date=May 2013}}sports festival in Thantlang. [Christmas](/source/Christmas) is the grandest feast of the year. Local farmers, depending largely upon the two small rivers, grow vegetables such as [cabbage](/source/cabbage), [mustard](/source/mustard_plant), [garlic](/source/garlic), and [onion](/source/onion), generally producing only enough for their own families but not the entire town's population.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} ==Centenary cross controversy== On 5 January 1999, the people of Thantlang erected a wooden cross monument on Vuichip Mountain with support from all of Chin State, commemorating one hundred years of living as [Protestant Christians](/source/Protestant_Christians).{{cite report|last= |first= |date=1999 |title=Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 1999: Burma |url=https://1997-2001.state.gov/global/human_rights/irf/irf_rpt/1999/irf_burma99.html |publisher=Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Washington, DC |docket= |access-date=}} However the military not only prevented them from celebrating the anniversary but proceeded to bulldoze the cross to the ground, imprisoning several pastors and any who protested.{{cite web | url=https://time.com/6230340/myanmar-military-resistance-thantlang/ | title=How Myanmar's Thantlang Township Became a Symbol of Resistance | date=9 November 2022 | access-date=21 January 2023 | archive-date=17 February 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217213857/https://time.com/6230340/myanmar-military-resistance-thantlang/ | url-status=dead }}{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} The regime erected a pagoda on the north hilltop over Thantlang, where a local Burmese monk stayed. By 2011, many people in Thantlang were planning to build a "Prayer House" on Vuichip Mountain so that all Christians could pray and observe fasting there freely.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.maplandia.com/burma/chin/thlangtlang/tlangtlang/ "Tlantlang Google Satellite Map"] Maplandia.com {{Chin State}} Category:Township capitals of Myanmar Category:Populated places in Chin State Category:Destroyed populated places --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Thantlang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thantlang) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thantlang?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.