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Dhammayangyi Temple (Bagan)
Kingdom of Pagan had built more than 10,000 temples, pagoda and monasteries between 11th to 13th centuries alone. There were many reasons for the kings or noblemen built religious building. Some were...
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Sulamani Pahto (Bagan)
One of the larger temples in Bagan constructed in 1181. Sula-mani means small ruby in Burmese, or the ‘crowning jewel’. King Narapatishithu found a ruby at the current site and decided to build a...
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Lacquerware @ Bagan
Lacquerware is one of the famous handicrafts made in Bagan. The workmanship seemed to be fairly sophisticated and at par with those made in Japan and China. Of course, tourists should take precautions...
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Nyaung-U Market
The morning market in Nyaung-U is an oasis to some tourists who need time out from the endless temple-hopping in Bagan. Bagan situates in the dry area of Myanmar. So all the leafy vegetables are grown...
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Shwezigon Paya and the 37 nat (Nyaung-U)
If Yangon has the Shwedagon Pagoda, Nyaung-U (Bagan area) has the similarly impressive Shwezigon Pagoda. Before the adoption of Buddhism, Burmeses worship spirits called nats (they continue the...
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Ananda Pahto and Ananda Ok Kyaung (Bagan)
I never seen so many temples in 2-day period. There are more than 2,000 pagodas still standing in the plain of Bagan, and we only have time to visit the selected few. Lonely Planet has entire Chapter...
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Nandapyinnya (Bagan)
Pronouced as Nanda-pyin-nya, the small temple has murals wall paintings but photography is prohibited. The location is out of the normal temples, so the site has fewer tourists. The highlight of my...
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Minnanthu Village (Bagan)
After a millennium, only thousands of stone stupa and temples surviving the harsh environment on the Bagan plain. The bamboo and wood houses built during the hay days have been long gone. Minnanthu...
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Bagan Travel Tips
Here are a few pointers I gathered from the last visit. Hopefully it could help your first visit to Bagan more pleasurable. (1) Leave your hiking boot at home, travel to Myanmar on your slipper one...
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Burmese @ Bagan
Bagan is a rural tourist town, so the local folks live in different lifestyle than the Burmese in city like Yangon. Bagan situates in the dry region of Myanmar, so tourism becomes the main economy as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dhammayangyi Temple (Bagan)
Kingdom of Pagan had built more than 10,000 temples, pagoda and monasteries between 11th to 13th centuries alone. There were many reasons for the kings or noblemen built religious building. Some were...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sulamani Pahto (Bagan)
One of the larger temples in Bagan constructed in 1181. Sula-mani means small ruby in Burmese, or the ‘crowning jewel’. King Narapatishithu found a ruby at the current site and decided to build a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lacquerware @ Bagan
Lacquerware is one of the famous handicrafts made in Bagan. The workmanship seemed to be fairly sophisticated and at par with those made in Japan and China. Of course, tourists should take precautions...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nyaung-U Market
The morning market in Nyaung-U is an oasis to some tourists who need time out from the endless temple-hopping in Bagan. Bagan situates in the dry area of Myanmar. So all the leafy vegetables are grown...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shwezigon Paya and the 37 nat (Nyaung-U)
If Yangon has the Shwedagon Pagoda, Nyaung-U (Bagan area) has the similarly impressive Shwezigon Pagoda. Before the adoption of Buddhism, Burmeses worship spirits called nats (they continue the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ananda Pahto and Ananda Ok Kyaung (Bagan)
I never seen so many temples in 2-day period. There are more than 2,000 pagodas still standing in the plain of Bagan, and we only have time to visit the selected few. Lonely Planet has entire Chapter...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nandapyinnya (Bagan)
Pronouced as Nanda-pyin-nya, the small temple has murals wall paintings but photography is prohibited. The location is out of the normal temples, so the site has fewer tourists. The highlight of my...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Minnanthu Village (Bagan)
After a millennium, only thousands of stone stupa and temples surviving the harsh environment on the Bagan plain. The bamboo and wood houses built during the hay days have been long gone. Minnanthu...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bagan Travel Tips
Here are a few pointers I gathered from the last visit. Hopefully it could help your first visit to Bagan more pleasurable. (1) Leave your hiking boot at home, travel to Myanmar on your slipper one...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Burmese @ Bagan
Bagan is a rural tourist town, so the local folks live in different lifestyle than the Burmese in city like Yangon. Bagan situates in the dry region of Myanmar, so tourism becomes the main economy as...
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