Perched like a lone sentinel on the tip of the north eastern border of India, idyllic Mizoram is an amalgam of the former North and South Lushai hill districts . Mizoram is a land of great natural beauty , an endless variety of landscape with rich flora and fauna , clusters of whispering pines and quaint villages with houses on stilts. Mizoram, or the land of Mizos (highlanders), has international boundaries with Myanmar and Bangladesh while it shares its domestic borders with the states of Assam, Manipur and Tripura. The Tropic of Cancer runs through the heart of Mizoram and hence, it has a pleasantly temperate climate throughout the year.
A land of steep hills and deep gorges, Mizoram's highest peak ' The Blue Mountain ' rises to a height of 2165 meters . Important rivers that flow through this hilly state are Tlawang, Sonai, Tuivawl, Kolodine and Kamaphuli. Aizwal, the scenic capital of Mizoram & its surrounding areas and the rest of the state have been developed to meet the influx of domestic and foreign tourists. Aizawl, is a religious and cultural center of the Mizos. Champai, Tamdil, Vantawng fall and Thenzawlare are some of the other important tourist centres in this state.
Agriculture is the main profession of the Mizos. The main pattern of agriculture followed in Mizoram is jhum or shifting cultivation. Mizoram is famous for the fibreless ginger grown in this area. Paddy, maize, mustard, sugarcane, sesame and potatoes are the other prominent crops grown in this area.