Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Shan (Shan: တႆး; Shan pronunciation: [tɑ́ɪ] Burmese: ရှမ်းလူမျိုး; [ʃán lùmjó]; Thai: ไทใหญ่ or ฉาน; Chinese: 掸族 or 傣族; pinyin: Dǎizú) are a Tai ethnic group of Southeast Asia. The Shan live primarily in the Shan State of Burma (Myanmar) but also inhabit parts of Mandalay Division Kachin State and Kayin State and in adjacent regions of China Laos and Thailand.
