China-Myanmar Friendship Street, also known as "China-Myanmar Street," is situated along the borderline near border markers No. 81-1, No. 81-2, and from No. 82 to No. 83. Stretching approximately 1.5 kilometers in total, the street features a grand, magnificent, and culturally distinctive national gate at its center. The section within Chinese territory is called "China-Myanmar Friendship Street," while the Myanmar side is referred to by locals as "White Elephant Street." The deep-rooted friendship between the people of China and Myanmar has led both sides to share this bustling thoroughfare, hence the name "Friendship Street." The street is lined with numerous shops, making it a veritable "international trade boulevard." Here, you can find a wide range of goods on display and for sale, including jewelry and jade, jadeite and agate, cosmetics from various countries, teak wood carvings, as well as mountain delicacies, wild vegetables, fresh seafood from the Bay of Bengal, and tropical fruits. After nightfall, the area offers Myanmar-style coffee and milk tea, traditional Burmese "shwe pyi thar" (flatbread), lemon tea, and Jingpo ethnic barbecues.
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