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YANGON
Yangon, the
capital city, is the main gateway to Myanmar. Evergreen and cool with lush
tropical trees, shady parks and beauticul lakes, Yangon has earned the
name of “ The Garden City of the East”. Yangon was founded by King
Alaungpaya on the site of a small settlement called Dagon when he
conquered Lower Myanmar in 1755. The name Yangon means “Ends of strife”
which was anglicized as Rangoon by the British. Shwedagon Pagoda
Maha Wizaya PagodaThere is a very interesting thing if you are into architectur. There is a specially - designed hole on the ceiling, that only permits teh sunlight to inside only a single day every year. That day is Myanmar new year day according to Myanmar lunar calendar.
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One of the
greatest wonders of the world. It is a 2500 year old pagoda and also the
first pagoda on earth. The perimeter of the base of the pagoda is 1420
feet and its height 326 feet above the platform. It is plated with more
than 30 tons of gold, towering 98m over the city. A number of Myanmar
Kings & Queens donated pure gold equivalent of their body weight to this
pagoda throughout the history. The tip of the golden cone is set wtih
rubies, diamonds, sapphires and topaz, and around the main stupa are more
than 100 smaller pavilions and halls.
A pagoda standing right at the heart of the Yangon is the famous Sule
Pagoda. The place of the pagoda is used as a milestone from which
locations are measure towards North. Close to the pagoda are the City Hall
and the Independence Monument.
Ancient capital of the Mon Kings of the 14th to 16th century and second
Myanmar Empire created by King Bayinnaung, is located only 80km from
Yangon. The Shwemawdaw Pagoda’s height of 373 feet is taller than the
famous Shwedagon Pagoda. Shwethalyaung Budha is a famous reclining image
of a huge Buddha. 180 feet in length and 52.5 feet in height. It was
“lost” for many years as it was covered with earth in the scrub jungle,
until an Indian contractor dug the place. The image was restored in 1881.
It is known as “the golden reclining image”. Kanbawza Thadi Palace was
built by King Bayinnaung, the founder of the second
Myanmar Empire.
Only 30 minutes drive from Yangon across the Bago River, Thanlyin was a
major port from the 14th to the century, until it was displaced by Yangon
in 1755, and was briefly controlled by the Portuguese adventurer de Brito
at the beginning of the 17th century. The ruins of a Catholic Church built
by an Italian Barnabite missonary in the 18th century can still be seen in
Thanlyin. Kyai Kauk Pagoda; it is built on a hillock on the road to Kyauk
Tan. It is an imposing golden stupa similar to the Shwedagon Pagoda.
Yaylel Pagoda; means the pagoda in the middle of water. The pagoda complex
comprises several building including a monastery. Pilgrims and visitors
are ferried across to the pagoda. One can feed shoals of long river
catfish, which surface to snatch tit-bits of food thrown at them.
