Mata Kimong or Yimkong is one of the most popular places to visit while you’re in Longkhum Village, an Ao village. It is a beautiful hilltop where once a fortress stood guard. You can catch glimpses of fertile farms and undulating ranch lands with a backdrop of the mountain ranges.

View of Longkhum Village from Mata Yimkong

There is also the AKM Student Jubilee Tower which is the highest point at Longkhum. Mata Yimkong is 500 meters from Longkhum Bus Stand. This point is located at 1846 meters above sea level, which is the highest location among all Ao locations. From here one can a view of whole Longkhum Village, which is a clean and systematically placed area.

In older times, fortress guards used a long pipe which produced sound to communicate with other villages during festivals or animal attacks.