That space is an escape for many people -- similar to the shan shui hua paintings.

对很多人来说，这个空间是一种逃避——就像山水画一样。

Conflict in the Kachin and Shan states is escalating, and further tensions in Rakhine could spark new fighting.

克钦邦和掸邦的冲突正在升级，若开邦的紧张局势也可能引发新的斗争。

In Shan state, a recent signatory of the Nation-wide cease-fire agreement is now fighting against a fellow ethnic force.

在掸邦, 最近举国上下签署的停火协议正同民族力量对抗。

Most of these villages are in Kachin and Shan ethnic areas, where armed groups continue to resist the central government.

这些地方大多是位于克钦邦和掸族地区的村庄，那里的武装组织还在进行着反政府活动。

The hydropower dam project has fierce critics, including Shan state residents.

水电大坝项目遭到包括掸邦居民在内的激烈批评。

I pulled away from my dad and headed toward Hua Shan Mountain alone.

我喊道。 我甩开爸爸， 独自向华山走去。

In fact, Shan State is the second-largest opium-producing area in the world.

事实上， 掸邦是世界第二大鸦片产区。

For now, the young coffee plants occupy just a small part of Shan State's poppy fields.

目前，年轻的咖啡树只占据了掸邦罂粟田的一小部分。

Ethnic Shan community groups and environmentalists are appealing for help to fight the " Mong Ton" project.

少数民族掸族社区团体和环保人士正在呼吁帮助对抗“孟顿” 项目。

A U.N. study found that more than 57-thousand hectares of poppy were grown in Shan State last year.

联合国的一项研究发现， 去年掸邦种植了超过 5. 7 万公顷的罂粟。