THE MILITARY ERA II IN MYANMAR
THE MILITARY ERA II IN MYANMAR The military government announced a change of name for the country in English from Burma to Myanmar in…
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Pitakataik
Situated close to Htupayon Pagoda and south of Shinkite wall was built by King Mong Phalaung. It was square in plan with an entrance…
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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…
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The Kyaik Pun Pagoda is in the form of four gigantic Buddha images all in sitting posture facing the four cardinal points of the…
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The Shwe Gu Ni Pagoda is about 20 miles east of Monywa. The Buddha image in the pagoda is offered (stick) by gold foils…
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The images of sandstone and cast bronze, original clay votive tablets and many evidence of Bagan Period culture, and also the items of Pinya,…
Read storyThe World’s Largest Book
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…
Read storyMe Nu Brick Monastery
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…
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The Shwezigon is one monument among the four main significant buildings of Bagan. Shwezigon was built as the most important reliquary shrine in Bagan,…
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MYANMAR CLIMATE Located between the tropic of Cancer and the Equator, Myanmar has the effects of the Monsoon in different parts of the country.…
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MYANMAR TRADITIONAL HANDICRAFTS The yoke-the pwe, or marionette theatre, was very popular in the 18th century. The Myanmar puppets are distinctive in dress, style…
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The island of ThaHtay Kyun has beaches but it coast is too rocky for swimming. Can visit to the Islands nearby in this archipelago…
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