Siri Do

Siri Do lies in the Karenni hills near the Balu Chaung, a river carrying water from the Inle Lake country past Loikaw towards the Salween. Rice fields occupy parts of the river valley, with wooded ridges rising on either side. Between the Burmese kingdom and the principality of Chiang Mai, Karenni rulers known as sawbwas maintained considerable independence during the nineteenth century.