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Mingalarbar!
In the heart of Myanmar, on the bank in the Ayeyarwaddy River and
located within the space of just a few mines, cluster the ancient
royal cities of Sagaing, Ava (Innwa) Amarapura and Mandalay.
This
region, with its fertile rice, paddies and in numerable pagodas,
became actually centers of the country after the fall of Bagan; in
additional to housing the royal house and court of Myanmar. It
became a center for the best craftsmen, most skilled artisan workers
and the most learned monks.
Even today, the last royal city of Mandalay is still the consider
the real center of Myanmar cultural, and the studied elegance of the
local language and manners lift its some what apart from others
cities in the country.
Mandalay is a majestic and magnificent town, both of being a former
Royal city. The name Mandalay exudes a kind of special, exotic charm
conjuring up in the mind of many foreigners images of an Asian Royal
city imbued with mystery.
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End of Strike - Yangon
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A wonder on the Ayeyarwaddy
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King
Alaungpaya founded Yangon in 1755 when he captured
the village of Dagon. He called the settlement
Yangon, or End Of Strife. The most important
highlight of Yangon is the magnificent Shwedagon
Pagoda. read details..
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In the low
precipitation dry zone of Myanmar, an arid landscape
dotted with
Palmyra palms on a bank in the Ayeyarwaddy River
Lines the Pagodas strew plain of Bagan the largest
area of Buddhist ruins in the world and one of the
most magnificent site in all of the South-East Asia. read details..
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Giraffe Women
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One legged Rower at Inle Lake
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The
Padaungs live mostly in the vicinity of Loikaw,
capital of Kayah state. Padaungs women's necks give
the appearance of having been elongated by nine
kilograms of copper or brass rings. read details..
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Since the
lake is shallow and also over grown with weeds and
algae, normal fishing methods are not option. The
Intha go out fishing with a conical, woven bamboo
basket between 7 and 9 feet long, using one foot to
steady their oar in order to have a hand free. read details..
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Living Center of the Faith
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Center of Myanmar Culture
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Some
consider Sagaing to be the living center of the
Buddhist faith in Myanmar today. In the hills and an
the many-fingered valleys of the west bank of the
Ayeyarwaddy are over 700 monasteries, as well as
numerous temples, stupas and caves dedicated to the
memory of the Gautama Buddha. read details..
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The last royal city of
Mandalay is still the consider the real center of
Myanmar cultural, and the studied elegance of the
local language and manners lift its some what apart
from others cities in the country. read details..
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Myanmar Lacquerware
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The City of Gems
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Lacquerware
reached the area of present-day Myanmar in the 1st
century A.D by way of the Nan-ch' ao Empire (modern
Yunnan), and is believed to have been carried to
Bagan during Anawrahta's conquest of Thaton ib 1057.
Bagan and Prome are Myanmar's main lacquerware
centers. read
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The city of
Ava founded in 1364 by King Thadominpaya who build
in the North East corner of an artificial Island
created by the Myittha Chaung, a channel dug from
the Myit Nge to the Ayeyarwaddy. The classical name by
which Ava is known in Myanmar, however is
Rattanapura- the city of Gems. read details..
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