Missionary Kai Landing Site

Missionary Kai Landing Site is a historic riverside site on the Khawthlangtuipui (Karnaphuli) River at Tlabung in Lunglei District, Mizoram. It marks the point where pioneering Christian missionaries F. W. Savidge and J. H. Lorrain landed on 11 January 1894 en route to the Lushai Hills. The site is commemorated with a stone memorial and plaque and is regarded as the gateway for Christianity and modern education in Mizoram.

Visitors can expect a quiet riverside historic site on the banks of the Khawthlangtuipui River at Tlabung, near the India-Bangladesh border. The site features a commemorative stone monument and plaque marking the missionaries' landing point, with views of the river and surrounding hills. The area is open and accessible for sightseeing and photography, with the small border town of Tlabung nearby.

The site marks the landing of Welsh missionaries Frederick William Savidge and James Herbert Lorrain at Tlabung (then Demagiri) on 11 January 1894 after travelling up the Karnaphuli River from Chittagong. Their arrival is considered the beginning of sustained Christian missionary work in the Lushai Hills, which later led to widespread adoption of Christianity, introduction of the Mizo alphabet, and establishment of formal education in Mizoram.

The landing site holds deep cultural and religious significance for the predominantly Christian Mizo community as the symbolic entry point of Christianity and modern education into Mizoram. It is commemorated as a heritage site and visited by pilgrims, historians and tourists interested in the religious history of the state.