Hkakaborazi National Park - Myanmar's largest park and highest mountain

Pulao District in Kachin State, Myanmar

The largest national park in Myanmar and features Mt. Hkakaborazi, the highest mountain in the country and the highest snow-capped mountain in Southeast Asia; formed with mountain ranges, waterfalls, rapid streams and ravines; home of the black orchid; perfect haven for nature lover and those interested in wildlife; an excellent center for field study for students of botany, geology, zoology and geography.

Evergreen forests; hill pine forests; moist upper mixed deciduous forests; contains the headwaters of Ayeyarwady, the most important river of Myanmar.

Orchids including Cymbidium sp., Pleione maculata, Dendrobium nobile and the black orchid (Paphiopedilum wardii), an endemic ground orchid; coniferous species such as hemlock and spruce and fig trees; Schima wallichii, Litsea chinensis, Catanopsis argentea; Chinese coffin tree (Taiwania cryptomerioides).

Red panda (Ailurus fulgens); takin (Budorcas taxicolor); musk deer, blue sheep; black barking deer of Phet-gyi (Muntiacusputaoensis); white-cheeked partridge, black-backed shrike babbler; greater rufous-headed parrotbill  and many other birds; colorful and rare butterflies such as the  beautiful yellow and black Papilionidae butterflies,  bright orange yellow Pieridae,  yellowish brown Nymphalid, golden bird wing, Kaiser, and Apollo; leaf deer (Muntianus putaoensis). 

Kachin Hill Tribes- Rawang, Lisu and Tibet- Myanmar – showcasing their traditional culture  and customs; the extraordinarily rich flora and fauna like the black orchid and rare butterflies;  the challenging wilderness area and snow-capped mountain of  Mt. Hkakaborazi and other nearby mountain ranges; Ayeyarwady River and its headwaters; the Hkakaborazi National Park Exhibition Centre, which features a botanical garden and the significant natural environs of Kachin State.