- Heho
Heho is a small town located in
Kalaw Township ,Taunggyi District ,Shan State ofMyanmar (formerly Burma). It is the primary air gateway totourist areas such asInle Lake .Heho is on the main motor road between
Taunggyi , the capital of the Shan States, toMeiktila , the closest major town on the plains of Burma. A dirt road northwest from Heho leads to the old silver-lead mines of Maw Son (Baw Zaing).It was a small village of
Danu people . The village grew into a town in the 1920s when the single-line railway line was extended from Aungban to Shwenyaung, and Heho was determined to be a convenient intermediate stop and passing place.Later an airport was built, 2.5 miles northwest of the town. The
airport served as an airbase both for the Allies and the Japanese duringWorld War II . The airbase was heavily bombed by the Allies. Evidence of aircraft bunker revetments and bomb craters can still be seen on the southern end of the airfield, especially noticeable from the air.
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