Kyauktalone is a town of PaO nationals situated 34-miles from Taunggyi in southern Shan State of Myanmar. The town with 500 houses is named as Kyauktalone due to a great rock on a hill in the east of the town.

Although it may be a small town there is a 25-bed Station Hospital for health care, a radio telephone communication office and a high school equipped with multi-media learning centre.

The PaO nationals in Kyauktalone carry out sebesten trees plantations which leaves are used in production of cheroots and farming of garlic, peanuts and corn as well. There are cottage industries in the town such as blacksmith, goldsmith and mats and baskets weaving.

The PaO nationals are devout Buddhists. There is a main monastery in the town for 115 monks in the township to learn religious literature. At the entrance to the town, there is Myo Oo Pagoda of Kyauktalone. The PaO nationals of respective wards are here for holding a traditional collective ceremony of offering “Hsoon” to the pagoda.

The most beautiful damsels of the wards carrying large lacquer bowels with food on their heads lead to the procession followed by a troupe of Ozi or long drum players and the public. As the procession arrives the pagoda it goes round it thrice.

Later, nine variety kinds of Hsoon and fruits were offered to the pagoda and prayed for health and wealth of all is a significant view depicting their faith in Buddhism. The grand ceremony of offering Hsoon in Kyauktalone illustrates the simple nature of PaO nationals, preserving traditional culture and their participation in religious and cultural aspects joyfully and in unity.