Myanmar

MYANMAR GEOGRAPHY The country of Myanmar, which has a total area of 678,500 square kilometres (261,970 sq mi), is the largest country in mainland Southeast…

MYANMAR TRADITIONAL ARTS THE HISTORY OF MYANMAR TRADITIONAL ARTS AND CRAFTS When King Anawrahta of Bagan brought the relics of Buddha and Buddhist scriptures to…

THE MILITARY ERA II IN MYANMAR The military government announced a change of name for the country in English from Burma to Myanmar in 1989.…

Situated close to Htupayon Pagoda and south of Shinkite wall was built by King Mong Phalaung. It was square in plan with an entrance passage…

This is a replica of the Maha Muni Image at Mandalay. The Seindon Mibaya-gyi, a prominent Queen of King Mindon from Mandalay, went to live…

The Kyaik Pun Pagoda is in the form of four gigantic Buddha images all in sitting posture facing the four cardinal points of the compass.…

The Shwe Gu Ni Pagoda is about 20 miles east of Monywa. The Buddha image in the pagoda is offered (stick) by gold foils and…

The images of sandstone and cast bronze, original clay votive tablets and many evidence of Bagan Period culture, and also the items of Pinya, Innwa,…

The Kuthodaw Pagoda or Maha Lawka Marazein Paya is often called the world’s largest book. It is a large walled complex situated at the base…

The beautiful brick monastery which was erected in 1818 by Nanmadaw Me Nu, chief queen of King Bagyidaw (1819-1837) in Innwa, had an epitome of…

The Shwezigon is one monument among the four main significant buildings of Bagan. Shwezigon was built as the most important reliquary shrine in Bagan, a…

MYANMAR CLIMATE Located between the tropic of Cancer and the Equator, Myanmar has the effects of the Monsoon in different parts of the country. Myanmar…