Hmuifang
Hmuifang Mountainside
Highest point
Elevation1,619 m (5,312 ft)
Prominence1,619 m (5,312 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates23°27′00″N 92°45′28″E / 23.449889939713874°N 92.75768633477064°E / 23.449889939713874; 92.75768633477064
Geography
LocationAizawl District, Mizoram, India
Parent rangeLushai Hills
Geology
Age of rockaround 10th BC
Mountain typevolcanic eruption

Hmuifang is a tourist spot about 50 km from Aizawl, Mizoram, India. With an elevation of 1,619 metres,[1] the mountain is covered with forest reserves since all the Mizo Chief's time.[2]

History

Hmuifang Tourist resort has been built right on the former land of Lallianvunga the erstwhile chief who used to rule over the villages in the mountain.[3] Hmuifang is also the source of Tuirial River.

Thalfavang Kut

Thalfavang Kut, a Mizo festival is being regularly being held in Hmuifang organized the Tourism Department of Mizoram to promote Tourism.[4] Different Mizo dances like Cheraw, Sawlakai, Siktuithiang lam and Chheihlam[5] are showcased in the festival.[6]

See also

Tourism in Mizoram

References

  1. ↑ "Mountain in Mizoram". mizoram nic in. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "HMUIFANG TOURIST RESORT". Govt of Mizoram. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  3. ↑ Patawrawt. "Hmuifang tlang ah lawn ru". misual.com. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "V Purushothaman Keen to Build Mizoram Tourist Destination". Northeast Today. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Thalfavang Kut hawn a ni". Ralvengtu. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "GOVERNOR IN THALFAVANG KUT A HMANPUI". DIPR Mizoram. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
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