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Manipur is bordered by Assam in the west, Nagaland in the north, Myanmar (Burma) in the east, and Mizoram in the south. The state is a melting pot of different cultures and languages. In Manipur, people are legally classified as non-tribal groups and tribal groups. All the non-Meiteis are considered tribals, giving governmental privileges in every sectors. The Meitei people (popularly called Manipuri speaking people) comprise the vast majority of the population, although there is a sizeable population of the Nagas (the largest minority group) and other various tribal groups. Tribesmen communities are native to the hill districts while the Meiteis are mainly predominant in the central plain and other valleys, including Jiribam and Moreh. Hinduism and Christianity are the dominant religions in the state. Sanamahism is the only ancient religion indigenous to Manipur. After a long suppression of three consecutive centuries, it is reviving and is the fastest growing religion in Manipur. Manipur has long connected the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia, enabling the migration of various cultures and languages to and from the two regions, and the state is credited for introducing the sport of polo to Europeans. As with several states in North-Eastern India, Manipur has faced a violent, often brutal, insurgency. The parallel rise of the Naga insurgency in the hill districts and the fact that there are elements of ethnic and tribal nationalism in the insurgent movement have made the situation very complex. Although the worst of the violence may have come to an end with many rebel groups having since surrendered peacefully to the Indian government, some issues caused by the insurgency still persist.

如何抵達

By plane

Imphal Airport (IMF IATA) is the largest in Manipur, second largest and the third busiest in North-Eastern India. Several airlines transport passengers from Manipur and other places. Air India has flights to Aizawl, Delhi, Dimapur, Guwahati and Kolkata. Alliance Air flies from Dimapur and Guwahati. IndiGo flies from Agartala, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata and Shillong.

By road

Manipur can be entered by roadways from any of its land neighbours. From Assam and Nagaland, there are international highways, national highways and interstate highways to Manipur. From the western side via Assam, the most popular route to Manipur is the Imphal-Jiribam Highway. From the northern side via Nagaland, the most popular route to Manipur is the Imphal-Dimapur highway, which crosses the state border at a place called Mao Gate.

By bus There are daily bus departures from Kohima to Imphal, leaving only at 7:30AM. The bus sometimes fills up, and no advance bookings are accepted, so you should arrive half an hour to an hour early to get your ticket.

By shared SUV Another way to get from Kohima to Imphal is to take a shared SUV from P.R. Hill neighborhood in Kohima to Khuzama village, near the Manipur border, then another SUV from Khuzama taxi stand to Mao Gate at the border, then another from the taxi stand inside Mao village (just past the police station, left at the fork in the road). This, of course, is both slower and more expensive than taking a bus, but is a workable backup plan if you aren't able to get the bus.

By train Jiribam is the only town in Manipur served by train, connecting the state to the rest of the country.

當地交通

By bus Inter district buses and inter city buses are good options for domestic travel across Manipur, both plain and hill districts. The Inter State Bus Terminus in Imphal is the meeting point of every bus services in Manipur.

By car Exploring Manipur by car can be an awesome experience, allowing you to explore the incredibly scenic and varied terrains of the Manipur's central plain, surrounding hills and mountains, river valleys and lake islands, at your satisfaction. Most roads are well-marked and well-maintained due to the rapid expansion and the improvement of the international highways, national highways, inter-state highways and intra-state highways in Manipur. Road signs in Meitei (Manipuri) are usually repeated with the respective English language translations or Latin-Roman script transliterations.

By boat

Getting around the islands (human inhabited as well as non-human inhabited) of the Loktak Lake in the central bowl like plain of Manipur, is usually done with boat rides. Boats of various types are available. Motor boats, canoes, fishing boats, kayaks, house boats, rowboats, sailing boats are some of the common types of boats travellers usually choose.

One of the most popular boatyards is in the shoreline foothills of the Sendra hillock in Thanga (outside the Thanga main island but under its geopolitical jurisdiction). Others are almost all the shoreline peripheral regions of the Loktak Lake, especially [hanga and Moirang.

Hundreds of buoyant restaurants and hotels are floating around the Loktak Lake, giving services to the travellers. Staying one or two nights at these floating lodges is a unique experience for people who are fleeing from noisy city life.

必看景點

Few Asian provinces can pride themselves on a heritage as important to oriental civilization as Manipur. A range of the classical historic landmarks remind one of the days when the great Meitei rulers and authors made their mark on the development of culture, literature and sports.

Cultural heritage

The world's oldest Polo Ground is the Imphal Polo Ground (Manipuri: Mapal Kangjeibung) in Imphal. Its earliest record of existence dates back to 15th century BC (3500 years ago). Manipur was declared by the Guinness World Records in 1991 to be the birthplace of polo: "Polo can be traced to origins in Manipur state c. 3100 BC, when it was played as Sagol Kangjei."

, the world's only women run market, is in Imphal]] Ima Keithel (literally, Mothers' Market) is the world's only market run exclusively by women. The Government of Manipur has announced that the male shopkeepers are illegal inside the market complex. The existence of this unique market dates back to medieval times. The market has 3 major complexes with altogether holding a capacity of around 5000-6000 vendors.

The Manipuri Raas Leela is one of the 8 classical dance forms of India. It draws the attention of numerous culture enthusiasts around the globe.

Natural beauty

Loktak Lake — known for its circular floating biomasses (Manipuri: phumdi), on top of which is Keibul Lamjao National Park, the world's only floating national park. This is the last and the only natural habitat for the Manipur variety of brow-antlered deer (Cervus eldi eldi), also known as the sangai or "dancing deer". It is in Thanga jurisdiction (not inside the Thanga main island). Sirohi National Park in Ukhrul — it is the world's only habitat for the Shirui lily (Lilium macklineae). Yangoupokpi-Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary — this sanctuary hosts the unique and vibrant biodiversity of the Indo-Myanmar re