The Center of Myanmar Culture

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 mistery.