A Close Look on Some Beautiful Places in Myanmar

Myanmar is small and beautiful country located in Southeast Asia. The country is mostly known for the spectacular pagodas and for being in enriched with Buddhist tradition. This article highlights some of the must visit sites of Myanmar. It will help you to travel in Myanmar in a better way.

There are around two thousand pagodas in Myanmar. The nation is also known as ‘Land of Golden Pagodas’. It can be said that the whole nation is an extensive archeological reserve. The signs of ancient civilizations have been preserved with a lot of care. The country has once been the place of many powerful empires. Mandalay and Bagan were once the capitals of Myanmar. These cities have traces of ancient civilization in abundance. There are about a hundred temples that have survived through the years; however, more have been ruined. Among other things that attract the tourists a lot are the debris of the huge statues that can be found in the jungle and the walls that have collapsed. A traveler must go for a boat ride across the Irrawaddy River in order to enjoy an experience that he will cherish for the rest of his life.

Usually, it takes eight days to travel in Myanmar. It covers places like Yangon, the capital of Myanmar, Bagan, Mandalay, Nyang Shwe and others. Usually, a bus is the most commonly chosen option when one needs to travel from one city to another. However, there are various other options for transport too. One can avail train and also hire a jeep for traveling through the jungle.

Places to Visit in Myanmar

·         Yangon- This place is known as the ‘Garden of the East’. This city is more like a vast park having natural lakes, ponds, colonial mansions and ancient pagodas. There are some fantastic places in Yangon that draws a lot of attention of the tourists. The Shwedagon Paya Pagoda can be found here. It was built 2500 years back. The spire is embellished with gold plates and diamonds. The temple is renowned for storing Buddha’s four hairs. The tourists visit the temple to see those hairs. Another rare thing that can be found here is a giant statue of reclining Buddha. It is said to be almost a thousand years old and was kept hidden in jungle. At the time when the British engineers used to work at the railway connection close to Yangon, they felt the need to create a mountain tunnel. Somehow, the mountain tunnel became more of a statue and the mouth of Buddha became the hole. This statue had been restored and is now exhibited to the tourists. 

·         Bagan- This is an ancient city. It is famous for the ancient temples found here. There are around 4000 of them and they all are different from one another. They were constructed by 40000 monks or so along with the same number of slaves. Archeological excavations take place constantly in this place.

·         Mandalay- This site too is a very attracting one for the tourists. The Kuthoda Pagoda and Mahamuni are the two very interesting things to see here. Mandalay Hill, Shvenando palace are the other attractions of Mandalay. 

·         Nyang Shwe- Here, you can visit the Inle Lake and see the peasants growing papayas and tomatoes in the floating artificial plantations. The monastery of jumping cats is a place that is popular for training cats. Six monks live here. 

There are many other places in Myanmar that are truly worth visiting. It is advisable that you gather sufficient information about the places before you visit Myanmar. It will help you to explore the country in the best possible way.

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