Hair dresser—Despite its remote location and poor inhabitants, Kengtung is home to many youngsters who compete with each other with the latest dashing hairstyles. After dark townsfolk descend on the central Nawng Tung Lake to mingle and converse. Many restaurants line the promenade and serve a variety of spicy Shan soups, salads and fried pork dishes. Potent local rice whiskey is not for the faint-hearted.