The strong British presence here has left a concentration of Christian, Hindu and Muslim minorities not found elsewhere in Myanmar. The Muslims served by this mosque are the descendants of people who migrated here from British India more than 50 years ago but they are nevertheless now called Pakistani. These one horse carriages that look like miniature stagecoaches are not only for tourists, they are the regular mode of transport that everyone uses. The large municipal market extends for several blocks south, to the left of this street in the center of town. There is also a smaller market called the Shan market about two km northeast of here.
Markets are good place to take pictures of people.
The next four pictures show Burman ladies, some of them shy to show their teeth when they laugh. I made a nuisance of myself by asking everybody their nationality. If my notes are correct, this lady and the four that follow are Shan. It would have been much easier to identify if they had kept the custom of wearing distinctive costumes. The Muslims at least were easy to identify by their beards.