Leshi 16 January
Approximately 49 tourists visited Leshi Township, Sagaing Region to take part in the Naga New Year festival for 2019, according to a source from the Department of Immigration and Population under the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population.
A total of 49 foreign travellers—33 men and 16 women—from Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Japan, Australia, France, Israel, United States, Canada, Czech Republic, Italy, South Korea and Spain toured Leshi Township to celebrate the 2019 Naga New Year festival. “Foreigners flock to Leshi Township in open season especially during the Naga New Year festival. But the number of tourists who visit the far-flung area in the remaining season is very low when compared to open season, said U Kyaw Soe Moe, the staff officer from the township’s Immigration and Population Department.
According to the department’s statistics, seven tourists visited Leshi Township in 2011 while 37 globetrotters travelled to the remote region in 2012. Leshi Township received 21 foreigners in 2013, welcomed 19 foreign visitors in 2014 and attracted 59 tourists in 2015. 39 foreign trippers thronged Leshi Township in 2016, 59 foreign sightseers went to the Naga region in 2017 while the far-off town welcomed 63 foreign journeyers in 2018.—Win Oo (Zeyar Taing)
Translated by Kyaw Htike Soe
