Serchhip
Tourism
The district consists of number of towns and villages lying around Serchhip. Thenzawl is the second biggest town after Serchhip. It is one of the few flat area with beautiful grassy landscape. Nearby Thenzawl is a spectacular waterfall called Vantawng Khawhthla(meaning Heaven's reaching fall!). This beautiful stepped fall is easily accessible by road, and it is a place where one can hear the calling of nature silently. Explore the hotels and packages with Indian Travel Agent.
Vantawng Khawhthla
The most famous waterfall in Mizoram, Vantawng Falls is situated about 4 km away in the south of Thenzawl (Sub-division) at Lau River. Explore the hotels and packages with Indian Travel Agent.The height of this water falls is roughly measure to be about 220 m.
The artistic design like seven rounded storey cliff of this falls is very attractive. It was said that Vantawnga was a great swimmer who was supposed to have lived in a nearby village who could swim upwards to the falls when the volume of the water was at its peak. Explore the hotels and packages with Indian Travel Agent.
When the Ngawidawh people urged him to swim upwards of the falls again, a large log carried by the flood had hit him and died at the spot. As such, the falls was called after his name.
It was also said that the Mualthuam sub-clan who had once settled in Mizoram believed and worshipped the spirit of this water fall.
It is one of the most attractive spot in Mizoram, and it used to have a hundreds of visitors every year. It's about 24 km away from the headquarter town of Serchhip.
Zoluti Hriatrengna Lung
Word meaning: Hratrengna - Memory; Lung - Stone.
It could be presumed that Mary Winchester (ZOLUTI, as called by the Mizos), taken as captive on 23.1.1871 by Mizo Chief Bengkhuaia of Kawlri was a root of Christianity in Mizoram. The spot, most of the writers and historians accepted to be the place where Zoluti was handed over to the British Official on 21.1.1972 is "AW-A MUAL" at Kawlri Tlang near Serchhip Kawnpui. Explore the hotels and packages with Indian Travel Agent.
In this place the Kristian Thalai Pawl (Christian Youth Fellowship), Serchhip Vengchung Branch had erected a stone on 5.1.1994 in memory of Zoluti, daughter of Dr. Winchester, a manager in one of the Assam Tea Garden. Explore Special Holidays with us.
However, the place was a historical agenda which had since long been debated between writers, historians and the peoples of Sailam, Serchhip and Thenzawl. Till today, the question seems like an unsettled mysterious
Chhingpuii Thlan
Word meanings: Thlan - Tomb; Nl - Abbv. of Nula (Unmarried woman), Tv - Tlangval (Unmarried man)
Chhingchhip Branch YMA had erected a stone in memory of Nl Chhingpuii at about 4 km north of Chhingchhip just above the Indian National Highway - 54. Explore Special Holidays with us.
Nl Chhingpuii (of Ruanzawl sub-Village) was known for her beauty. They were in deep attachment with Tv Kaptluanga. Meanwhile, Lalnawta, son of a village council elder, also loved her, but could not win her heart and then tried to revenge upon her lover. Indian travel agent gives special discounted hotel from budget hotels to Deluxe hotels in India. He made the evil spirit get inside Kaptluanga and he began seriously ill and could not move out at all.
Even after that a love feeling inside Chhingpuii did not fade away. When she set out to her daily routine of going to Lo (jhum or farm) also, if she went along with other bachelors, she afraid that her lover, Kaptluanga's heart would have inflamed. So, she used to set off to lo along with an old man Ralteawmkhauha. Indian travel agent gives special discounted hotel from budget hotels to Deluxe hotels in India.
It was on that very morning she was caught by the enemies (during that time the second most famous civil war, Chhak leh Tlang Indo, East and West War 1877 - 1880 was going on) and she died at the hands of her Captors, led by Thangzika (of Tachhip Village), though she had pleaded vehemntly to save her life.
Places of interest
The district consists of number of towns and villages lying around Serchhip. Thenzawl is the second biggest town after Serchhip. It is one of the few flat area with beautiful grassy landscape. Nearby Thenzawl is a spectacular waterfall called Vantawng Khawhthla(meaning Heaven's reaching fall!). This beautiful stepped fall is easily accessible by road, and it is a place where one can hear the calling of nature silently. Indian travel agent gives special discounted hotel from budget hotels to Deluxe hotels in India.
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