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Chui

Also known as: Chi, Chui Chingkhanhoa

A Konyak Angh's seat two kilometres from Mon town — the easiest place to see a chief's morung without a long border drive.

A tattooed Konyak elder in Mon district, Nagaland
Representative image: one of the last facially tattooed Konyak elders, Mon district. — Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

Overview

Chui, recorded as Chi in official listings, sits about 2 km east of Mon town and is the seat of a Konyak Angh (chief) lineage. Its proximity to Mon makes it the most accessible Konyak heritage village in the district.[1],[3]

The genealogy of the Chui Anghs appears in Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf's 1936–37 Naga field notebooks, giving the village an unusually well-documented chiefly record.[2]

History

Konyak villages were organised under hereditary Anghs whose authority extended across satellite villages; the Fürer-Haimendorf archive records the Chui line in detail.[2],[3]

Culture & cultural significance

The Angh's house and morung, Konyak wood carving, log drums and the last generation of facially tattooed elders define a visit here.[1],[3]

Festivals

  • Aoleang Monyü

    1–6 April

    Konyak spring festival, celebrated across Mon district.

Lifestyle, cuisine & handicrafts

Cuisine

  • Konyak smoked meat
  • Bamboo-shoot preparations
  • Wild greens
  • Local rice beer

Handicrafts

  • Konyak wood carving
  • Beadwork and headgear
  • Machete and spear forging
  • Cane and bamboo craft

Things to do

  • Visit the Angh's house and the village morung
  • See Konyak wood carving and log drums
  • Combine with Mon town and the Longwa–Shangnyu circuit

How to reach

By air
Dimapur (DMU), ~300 km — a long, rough drive usually broken overnight.
By rail
Dimapur (DMV).
By road
About 2 km east of Mon town; any local vehicle can make the trip.

Best time to visit: October to April; early April for Aoleang Monyü.

Nearby attractions & villages

  • Mon town

    2 km — district headquarters and base for all Konyak villages.

  • Longwa

    Border village whose Angh's house straddles India and Myanmar.

  • Shangnyu

    Konyak village with the carved wooden monolith.

Related villages

Responsible travel guidelines

  • Always ask before photographing tattooed elders, and pay if a fee is stated.
  • Enter the Angh's house only when invited.
  • Do not buy items made from wildlife trophies.

Frequently asked questions

Is Chui the same village as Chi?
Yes — official records list the village as Chi while tourism sources commonly spell it Chui; both refer to the Konyak village about 2 km from Mon town.[1],[2]
How far is Chui from Mon town?
Roughly 2 km east, so it is an easy add-on to any Mon district itinerary.[1],[3]

Sources

  1. [1]Wikipedia — Chi village, Mon district
  2. [2]Fürer-Haimendorf Naga field notebooks (Cambridge digital archive) — genealogy of the Chui Anghs
  3. [3]Nagaland Living Heritage — Mon cultural landscape

Facts on this page are cross-checked against tier-1 (Government of India), tier-2 (state government & tourism boards) and tier-3 (district administration, official festival organisers) sources. Wikipedia is used as a tie-breaker only. Where sources disagree, the page states the ambiguity rather than picking a side.

Last verified 2026-07-29. Facts on this page were confirmed against tier-1/2 sources on that date.

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