A member of a people living primarily in the Shan State of Myanmar (also known as Burma), and in adjacent areas of China, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, with about 6 million people.
"The Shan market vendor warmly greeted me, explaining that her family has lived in this region for generations as members of one of Myanmar's largest ethnic groups."
unfair, harsh
"The travel guide offered practical tips for navigating the shan markets and understanding basic phrases in the local shan dialect before our trip to northern Myanmar."
Of or pertaining to the Shan people or the Shan language.
The language of this people, of the Kra-Dai language family.
"The travelers made their way through the historic Shan Pass, where the mighty Yellow River spills down from its steep mountains to flood the flat North China Plain below."
The Shan Pass: a mountain pass in Shanzhou, Henan, through which the Yellow River flows into the North China Plain.