Zinghmuh

Zinghmuh
Zinghmuh Tlang
Zinghmun Mountain Range
Highest point
Elevation	2,686.5 m (8,814 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	22°47′1.6″N 93°32′53.67″E / 22.783778°N 93.5482417°E / 22.783778; 93.5482417Coordinates: 22°47′1.6″N 93°32′53.67″E / 22.783778°N 93.5482417°E / 22.783778; 93.5482417
Geography
Zinghmuh Location in Burma
Location	Chin, Burma
Parent range	Chin Hills

Mount Zinghmuh is a prominent mountain range in Falam district, Chin State, Burma. The highest peak of the range is recorded as 8814 feet (2686m) above sea level and is the third highest peak in Chin State, Myanmar after Mt.Khonumthung (10,016 ft) also known as Nat Ma Taung or Mt. Victoria and Mt.Kennedy (8868 ft).

Mt. Zinghmuh lies exactly half way between the city of Falam and Hakha. It is 22 miles away from both cities. At the foot of this great mountain, there is a village called Ramthlo where many hikers used as base.

Legend has it that a man named Ram To and his wife first settled in the region circa. AD 1500. Ram To and his wife had migrated to the region from Burma, started building families and community in a place called Faifa. One day, a major landslide killed the whole community except Za Sum and his sister. They were devastated by the loss of their parent and the whole community. When they woke up the next morning, the first thing they see was the beautiful mountain of Zinghmuh which gave them hope and inspiration to live on. When they wake up in the morning, the first thing they see was this mountain. Thus, the mountain is named Zing Hmuh. Zing in a local dialect means MORNING and Hmuh means SEE. It can be translated as the mountain that can be seen every morning.

Mt. Zinghmuh was once the Chin people's favourite place for cults and worshipping gods/ spirits. It was also a highway for the souls of the dead people on their way to the dead village, locally known as Mithi Khua. Before Christianity came to Chin Hills, the Chin people believed that the souls of the dead went to a place called the city of dead i.e. Mithi Khua. It was believed that the souls of the dead had to pass along the imaginary street of Zinghmun mountain range. It was an imaginary street for living people because mortal people could not see it.

Mt. Zinghmuh also served as the abodes of the gods known as Zinghmuh, Lur, Hmar and Mehrol. Rituals was practiced to secure good cultivations, rain etc.… Rituals include the offering of 1 Mithun every three years and 1 Pig every year.

The folklore related with this sacred mountain being a highway for the souls of the dead on their way to Mikhi Khua is known as Dar Luan and Lal Ruang. This folklore is being passed from generation to generation. There was once a powerful village chief near Mt. Zinghmuh. He had a beautiful teenage daughter called Dar Luan. His wife was pregnant at that time and he hope that a son would be born to him to inherit his wealth and status. One day, his beloved daughter suddenly fell ill and died. He was stricken with grief so much so that he could not even eat. He knew that her soul would pass along the ridge of the Mt. Zinghmuh after ten days of her actual death. It was the belief of Chin people that the soul of a dead person stays on earth for ten days and then after that goes to Mithi Khua.