Zahkung Ting Ying leader of the New Democratic ArmyKachin smokes during an interview on March 15 2006 in Panwa Kachin State Special Region 1 of...
{"Image ImageDescription": "PANWA, MYANMAR - MARCH 15: (CHINA OUT) Zahkung Ting Ying, leader of the New Democratic Army-Kachin (NDA-K), smokes during an interview on March 15, 2006 in Panwa, Kachin State Special Region 1 of Kachin State, Myanmar. NDA-K is a group which controlled the region. The Kachin State Special Region 1, located in northern Myanmar and abundant in forest and mineral resources, was once a large opium producing area in the Golden Triangle. It has implemented an opium ban since 1996 and realized no large scale of poppy growth, drug processing and trafficking in the area. The Golden Triangle, an area that overlaps the mountains of Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand, is the world's second largest producer of opium, next to Afghanistan. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2006 China Photos"}