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==Tourism==
The crowningmain [[tourist attraction]] is a [[Burmese pagoda|large gold-coloredcoloured stupa]],<ref name="Chien" /> which, among other things, showcases the seven days of the week. The idea is for a [[pilgrim]] to go to the spot which has the day he/she was born known as the [[planet|planetary post]], and do a simple spiritual worship.
 
West of town there are hiking trails, though currently they are designated for locals, not for tourists. There is an Akha [[hill tribe]], over an hour's walk north-west of Tachilek called Ho Yu. There are no maps and no guides for such excursions, and Burmese authorities frown on foreign visitors leaving the beaten track.