Hmuifang

Hmuifang is a tourist spot near Aizawl, Mizoram. It is about 50 km from Aizawl. With an elevation of 1619 metres[1] the mountain is still covered with virgin forests reserved since all the Mizo Chief's time.[2]

Hmuifang
Hmuifang Mountainside
Highest point
Elevation1,619 m (5,312 ft)
Prominence1,619 m (5,312 ft) 
Listing
Coordinates23°27′00″N 92°45′28″E 
Geography
LocationAizawl District, Mizoram, India
Parent rangeLushai Hills
Geology
Age of rockaround 10th BC
Mountain typevolcanic eruption

History

Hmuifang Tourist resort has been built right on the former land of Lallianvunga the erstwhile chief who used to rule over the villages in the mountain.[3] Hmuifang is also the source of Tuirial River.

Thalfavang Kut

Thalfavang Kut, a Mizo festival is being regularly being held in Hmuifang organized the Tourism Department of Mizoram to promote Tourism.[4] Different Mizo dances like Cheraw, Sawlakai, Siktuithiang lam and Chheihlam[5] are showcased in the festival.[6]

See also

Tourism in Mizoram

References
  1. "Mountain in Mizoram". mizoram nic in. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  2. "HMUIFANG TOURIST RESORT". Govt of Mizoram. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  3. Patawrawt. "Hmuifang tlang ah lawn ru". misual.com. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  4. "V Purushothaman Keen to Build Mizoram Tourist Destination". Northeast Today. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  5. "Thalfavang Kut hawn a ni". Ralvengtu. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  6. "GOVERNOR IN THALFAVANG KUT A HMANPUI". DIPR Mizoram. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
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