Myanmar’s Ministry of Environmental Conservation and
Forestry says its famous Kyet Cave, located between Loikaw and Shadaw in Kayah
State, has been designated a national protected park area.
The conservation area will cover 166 acres and include Kyet Cave ,
situated 9 miles away from Loikaw, the capital of Kayah State
The state government has organised a committee to improve
access and facilities such as paving the road that leads to the cave, building
shelters for travellers as well as installing lighting and water.
The 1,700 foot-deep cave is also called “Yarsu Ku” (Yarsu
means gunpowder and Ku means hole) as people used to collect bat-droppings
found here to produce gunpowder for fireworks.
The cave is one of the natural wonders of the area and can
be explored with guides to explain the formations. It is open to visitors 0900
to 1500. The cave has a reputation as a place where ghosts are present,
probably due to the presence of 4 to 18 foot-long coffins apparently placed
there by rich people who insisted on being buried with their possessions.
The cave is regarded as a special geological zone and the
natural environment around it is protected.
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