Muse

Muse lies beside the Nam Mao, or Shweli River, in the northern Shan country. The river flows out of Yunnan through a broad valley before turning towards the Irrawaddy basin. Mountain ridges surround the fertile Mao valley, where Shan communities share the land with other peoples of the uplands. The river is both a natural passage through the hills and a waterway that must be crossed to reach its opposite bank.