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Burma: A hand-tinted postcard of Shan people from the early 20th century.

Burma: A hand-tinted postcard of Shan people from the early 20th century.

The Shan are a Tai ethnic group of Southeast Asia. The Shan live primarily in the Shan State of Burma (Myanmar), but also inhabit parts of Mandalay Division, Kachin State, and Kayin State, and in adjacent regions of China and Thailand. The Shan are estimated to number approximately 6 million.

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