In SE Asia they call Ahka. in Banna they call Aini,and in China they group it all under the name of Hani. Each year on Newyear the Aini in Banna area will celebrate their Newyear - Gatangpa,a new beginning,a day to be happy,to make fun and to feast. well...no surprise about the festival as according to the Banna style...big boss speech and performance and banquet....a standard! but the Gelanghe town did surprised me, 5 years ago it was a tiny village with only couple of houses, but now...although still tiny...but now there is a lake, a government building, a street, I totally had no recollection about the place, and it seem like going up for more soon as some building works is underway. said it is high standard apartment building, there is a showroom within other
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