Mong Hsu | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Burma |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Myanmar |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Loilem District |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Mong Hsu Township |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Coordinates: | 21.9167°N 121°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 707 |
Mong Hsu is the principal town of Mong Hsu Township of Shan State.
It was the main town of one of the Shan States, Monghsu, known in ancient times as Hansawadi.[2]
In early 1990s, there is a major discovery rubies near Mong Hsu. Within a few years, Mong Hsu rubies constituted over 95% of faceted rubies entering world market; however, they require considerable sophisticated treatment.[3]