The Shan people (Shan: တႆး, pronounced [taj˥], or Burmese: ရှမ်းလူမျိုး, pronounced [ʃáɰ̃ lùmjó]), also known as the Tai Long (တႆးလူင်, [taj˥.loŋ˨˦]) or Tai Yai, are a Tai ethnic group of Southeast Asia. They have a characteristic species of feudal political structure 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 Most shan are cultivators of rice 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. 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).
