Champhai
Champhai at a glance
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Air
Aizawl is the nearest airport which is 220 kms/8 hrs away from Champhai. It is well-connected to many cities like Guwahati, Imphal and Kolkata through regular daily flights.
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Rail
Nearest Railway station is Bairabi, it is 305 kms away from Champhai.
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Road
Champhai is well connected via road with North Easter states.
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Rih Dil
Rih Dil is the most important lake in Mizoram. It is also known as Rih Li is a beautiful heart-shaped lake that is located 22 km inside Myanmar The lake is located entirely within Chin State, Myanmar, approximately four kilometers from the India-Myanmar border. For the people of Mizoram the lake is very important because it is connected with Mizo tradition and legend. One can also get permission to visit the lake from the Deputy Commissioner's office at Champhai.
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Murlen National Park
Murlen National Park is one of the most popular national parks of Mizoram. This National Park situated over an area of 200 sq km and lies very close to the Indo-Myanmar border. This National Park is the home to a variety of endangered species of birds and also other wild animals. There is also a large cave call the Thumkhuai Kham. Many rivers, rivulets and brooks flow through this park which provides abundant water to its existing wildlife. The forest cover of the Murlen Park is compared to that of the Amazons' owing to its thickness. It also has a part where only 1% of the sun's ray can penetrate this forest. For this reason, it is known as the 'land of no return' or ‘losing area of seven fellow-men’.
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Mura Puk
Mura Puk consists of six caves ,these pits, called Mura Puk, are preserved by the Arts & Culture Department of Mizoram. These pits are originally shallow holes cut on the walls of earth cuttings. In the past, hey were apparently used as something like the modern day creche for the nursing mothers to leave their babies under the care of someone while they went out collecting firewood or to their jhums. According to legends, were dug by the villagers of the area in order to hide from the man-eating eagle. The story goes like this that once upon a time, a gigantic eagle by the name of Mura existed in the area. Mura was extremely cruel and had a unique technique for hunting down his prey. He would sit on the roof of the huts and would thrust his tail through the rear door, scaring away the residents and forcing them to try and escape through the front door. When someone would try to come out of the front door, he would grab him with his beak and feed on him. He would torment the villagers by repeating this every single day until the villagers got together and dug up these six caves for their getaway.
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Kungawrhi Puk
Kungawrhi Puk is one of the most popular and largest caves in Mizoram. This cave is situated on the hills between Farkawn and Vaphai villages in the Champhai district. Legend has it that a long time ago, the spirits had abducted and used this cave as a confinement of a beautiful girl by the name of Kungawrhi. Kungawrhi was engaged to a brave young man called Pnathira. The incident took place on a day when Pnathira and Kungawrhi were on their way from Pnathira's village. The spirits were fascinated by Kungawrhi's magnificent beauty and they kidnapped her, hiding her away in these caves. The victimised girl stayed in the cave until the valiant Pnathira returned for his love and fought bravely against the spirits and freed his beloved from their trap. The caves were then named after this girl.
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Cane & Bamboo Handicrafts
Cane and bamboo handicraft items are most prominent crafts of the state. These plain yet mesmerizing product designs of cane and bamboo are truly amazing and highly durable. Baskets, utensils, hats, flower vases, furniture and other decorative items are made out of these bamboo and cane handicrafts, which has a wide market within the state and outside. Moreover, the state government emporia also store a large number of these items at affordable rates.
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The Puanchei
The Puan is the simple wrap-around skirt with a few colors and simple motifs, which is very popular dress and widely use in Mizoram. The Puanchei the Puan worn by the bride at her wedding and remains one of her greatest treasures! It is worn among the Mizos only during celebrations and festivals. Each & every tribe had a unique style / design that helped to identify the wearer’s tribe.
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Poora Haah
Roast curry made after roasting the duck in grills locally made by the Mizos. The curry is a delicious mixture of different spices and local herbs.
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Arsa Buhchiar
This is another mouth watering dish where the main component is the chicken. Chicken is at first taken in whole and then roasted in an open fire. After that it is taken out of the fire and then mixed with local herbs and sticky rice and made into a delicious meal.
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Misa Mach poora
This is a special shrimp dish where the shrimps and soon after that vegetables are added and then served with rice