Mong Hsu
Town
Mong Hsu Location in Burma
Coordinates: 21°55′N 98°23′E / 21.917°N 98.383°E / 21.917; 98.383
Country	Myanmar
State	Shan
District	Loilem District
Township	Mong Hsu Township
Elevation [1]	707 m (2,320 ft)
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

Mong Hsu is the principal town of Mong Hsu Township of Shan State.

History

It was the main town of one of the Shan States, Monghsu, known in ancient times as Hansawadi.^[2]

In early 1990s, there is a major discovery rubies near Mong Hsu. Within a few years, Mong Hsu rubies constituted over 95% of faceted rubies entering world market; however, they require considerable sophisticated treatment.^[3]

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