Rangoon (Yangon), Former Capital of Burma (Myanmar) – Is the New Exotic Tourist Destination

The former capital of Myanmar (Burma), Yangon (Rangoon), “End of conflicts”, is the main gateway to Myanmar. Yangon has verdant tropical trees, shady parks and beautiful lakes, earning it the nickname ‘Garden City’. Yangon is famous for the world-renowned, magnificent, gold-encrusted Shwedagon Pagoda. This charming landmark appears in the distance before the eyes of travelers approaching the city. It is the most revered place of worship for Buddhists throughout the world. There are many other magnificent pagodas that are also found in Yangon. You can take day trips from Yangon to Bago, an ancient city from the 15th century; to Thanlyin, a 17th-century capital; and to the Portuguese Cemetery and Yele Pagoda on a small island in Kyauktan. Visitors can also reach Twante by taking a boat ride on the Yangon River.

Twante is known as the historical center of pottery in Myanmar and the industry still operates there today. Downtown Yangon also has some amazing British colonial architectural gems, which are well worth a visit. The famous Chinatown district, again in the center of Yangon, is a magnet for tourists and comes alive especially at night.

The Sule Pagoda is beautifully located in the city center of Yangon. At 157 feet tall, it remains the tallest building in the city center. It was built about 2200 years ago. It can be called an oasis of peace in the heart of busy modern Yangon.

The Maha Pasana Guha (Great Cave). It was specially built to host the sixth Great Buddhist Synod. It is supposed to resemble the Satta Panni cave in India, where the First Buddhist Synod was held shortly after the Buddha’s death. It is 455 feet long and 370 feet wide and has an assembly hall that can hold up to 10,000 people. This artificially constructed cave is located in the vicinity of Kaba Aye.

Reclining Buddha Image Chauk Htat Kyee. A reclining Buddha, Chaukhtatkyee Pagoda was built in 1907 but suffered weather damage over the years and at 72m is almost as large as Bago’s reclining Shwethalyaung. It is located under a metal-roofed shelter on Shwegondaing Lan in Yangon.

The Nga Htat Kyee Pagoda. This Buddha image is the second largest seated Buddha image in Yangon. It is located in the oldest Buddhist site, very close to the reclining Buddha image Chauk Htat Kyee.

Mahawizaya Pagoda is located about 500 meters from Shwedagon Pagoda, at the corner of Shwedagon Pagoda Street and Oo Htaung Bo Street. Maha Wizaya Zedi was built on the hill of DamaraKhita. The surface is 11,099 hectares. It was founded on July 25, 1980. Its total height is 134 feet and it is built on the foundation of 165 E8 E. It is not a solid structure but it has a hollow (cave pagoda) 60 feet in diameter and 46 feet in length. height.

Maelamu Pagoda is located in the north of Okkalapa, a suburb of Yangon. Mae La Mu means a girl born from the fruit of the La Mu tree. According to legend, she was the mother of King Okkalapa, the founder of Yangon.

The Bogyoke Market (Scott Market) is the second most visited destination in Yangon by foreign tourists. Over 2,000 stores sell numerous items; bags, tapestries, wicker, medicinal herbs, traditional costumes of ethnic tribes and antiques. Virtually any item can be found somewhere in the market. It is a treasure of handmade crafts. One of the best buys is the original works of Myanmar artists. Myanmar’s world-renowned rubies and quality sapphires are among the most popular items available on the market. If you want or need a specific product, chances are you can find it at the Bogyoke Market.

Kyaik Khauk (Thanlyin) Pagoda is situated on the main hill of Thanlyin. The stupa is enshrined with a relic of Buddha’s hair. More than 800 years ago, Mon Kings erected this stupa. In the pagoda there are tombs of two famous 15th century Myanmar poets (Natshinnaung and Dartukalyar).

Bago is a city 50 miles from Yangon, which takes a few hours to reach by car. On the way you can visit the Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda in Mon State.

The 100-year-old Shwe Tha Lyaung Buddha image is the second largest reclining Buddha in Myanmar. It is 74 m long, 21 m high and can be seen on the outskirts of the city.

Shwemawdaw Pagoda in Bago stands at a height of 114m. It is the most famous big pagoda in Myanmar. Built over 1000 years ago by Mons, it was originally 23m high and enshrined 2 Buddha hairs. Over the years, the pagoda was rebuilt to increase its size. It continued to be built and rebuilt until finally, after destruction by an earthquake, Shwemawdaw was built to its current height in 1954. The pagoda is guarded by lions with statues of Buddha in their mouths.

Shwemokhtaw Pagoda is located in Pathein, a city about 120 miles west of Yangon. This pagoda was built more than two thousand years ago. During this time, he has passed through three distinguished Eras under three different titles. In the first Era, the emperor better known as Siridammasoka of Pataliputta in India was the first builder of this historical sanctuary in the year 289 BC. as “Shweana. The year 457 BC (new era after systematic elimination) represented the second Era, when Aloungsithu, a well-known traveler and king of the Bagan dynasty, reigning monarch of Paukkanrama (ancient name of the current Bagan city in the middle Ayeyarwaddy, which is famous throughout the world for its pagodas and shrines), the ruling donors of the Third Era, who made significant improvements to the shrine by altering the Htupayon name to “Shwe Mokhtawae”, which is the name you have today.