The meaning of shan is a member of a people living primarily in myanmar and southern china. Shan, southeast asian people who live primarily in eastern and northwestern myanmar (burma) and also in yunnan province, china Most shan people live today in much the same way as they always have Tea is also an important cash crop for the shan. In shan state, ngapi is made from fermented beans rather than fish or shrimp, and is used as both a flavoring and also condiment in shan cuisine Fermented beans, called pè ngapi, from the shan state plays a major role in shan cuisine.
Shan (plural shans or shan) the thai proper are related to the shans of burma, the siamese of thailand and the lao of indochina The chinese segment of the thai ethnic group is settled in yünnan province, where it numbers 580,000. The name for the tai ethnic group of myanmar is shan. the shans migrated into myanmar from china, to the north, many centuries ago, and settled in the valleys They established kingdoms and expanded their territory, often in conflict with other ethnic groups such as the burmese (burmans). Shan is the burman appellation for those races who call themselves tai (တႆး). The shan are spread throughout burma (myanmar), thailand, china and laos
Liu shan, second emperor of shu han during the three kingdoms period.
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