This is the restive state of Kachin in northern Myanmar.<br/> <br />On Saturday, markets here burst into life - one day after the government announced it was halting an offence against local rebels.<br/> <br />Many welcomed the ceasefire<br/> <br />But rebels say the army is ignoring it and one ethnic Kachin woman says she doesn't trust the government.<br/> <br />"The Burmese have told lies to the Kachin people again and again," said this woman.<br/> <br />The ceasefire was meant to halt three weeks of intense fighting between government troops and ethnic Kachin rebels - seen here in a field hospital.<br/> <br />The clashes erupted after rebels blocked a government supply line, part of a 20-month insurgency.<br/> <br />They accused the government of a brutal response, including the use of chemical weapons.<br/> <br />The clashes have displaced tens of thousands of people.
