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Mandalay ▼
MANDALAY, the last Capital of Myanmar Kingdom is located in
the central plain of Myanmar. Once known as the Yadanabon
Kingdom, The Palace City founded by King Mindon in 1857 AD.
During the rule of King Thibaw, the entire Myanmar fell into
British. Today this city is becoming the commercial center,
loaming from North to South and East to West of Myanmar,
trades by China, Thailand, India, Bangladesh and Yangon
seaport.
Culture Center
The city remains as traditional
culture center of Myanmar, because many crafts works,
Tapestry works, Myanmar Art and literatures are flourished
in Kongbaung Period of Mandalay is still remain as
traditional culture center of Myanmar. Mandalay Palace and
Monasteries are all decorated with traditional crafts and
Myanmar scriptures can be seen on many of the marble slabs
laid on Pagodas and some Monasteries is reflected as a
culture center of Myanmar.
Sights
Around Mandalay
Mingun Bell
On the west bank of Mandalay about 11 km, is a small town,
well known for its world largest ringing bell weights 90.5
ton is at the height of 12ft and the diameter of the mouth
is 16ft wide.
Pahtodawgyi
The big incomplete temple, built by King Bodawphaya
in late 1790. It took 15 years to build and the king died
before completed it. Instead of 530ft in height is at
present is only 162ft high. From the upper terrace of the
building can see the yawning cracks cutting deep down into
the solid base. It was the damages caused by many
earthquakes in 1838. Two mythical lions in front of the
building are at the height of 95ft and the eyes were 9ft in
width. The huge remnants of the Pagoda and mythical lions
still testify the archaeological skills of the Amarapura
period.
Sagaing
Son of Pinya King Minnanthu known as Athinkhaya
Sawyun built the Kingdom city in 1315 AD. This city situated
on the northwest of Mandalay on the west bank of Ayayarwaddy
River about 21 km from Mandalay. There are about 6ooo
Monasteries and many ancient Pagodas spotted on the west
bank of Ayarwaddy in Sagaing hills. KaungHmudaw, U Min
Thoneze, Ponyashin Pagodas are main attractions in Sagaing
hill.
Pinya
Three Shan brothers built Pinya City in 1312 AD.
Pinya era started from the fall of Bagan. This era lasted
about 52 years. There are five rulers, started from ThiHaThu,
Uzana, Ngazishin Kyawzwa, Narathu and UzanaPyaung.
The first king (ThihaThu) built Pinya City State. But his
son AthinKhaYa SawYun moved to Sagaing and became king of
Sagaing. Then became the rival City States. Pinya after 40
years of rule fell from it's power and Sagaing became
powerful.
After the fall of Pinya and Sagaing, there came another City
State call Innwa, the last king of Pinya named ThadoMinPhya
as the king of Innwa and built the Innwa City, his rule
lasted about 4 months and then moved back to Pinya.
During the rules of the kings, they built Pagodas for their
religious deeds. Many brave kings and famous literatures
from Pinya age can be seen on the stone scripts round the
Pagodas.
Monywa
About 136km to the west from Mandalay is Monywa. The
city is on the east bank of Chindwin River and hub of trade
and commerce in the Chindwin Valley. Monywa is famous for
its Mohnyin Thanboddhay Pagoda complex, with more than five
hundred thousand Buddha Images in it. The land of One
thousand Bo trees can also observe on the land of I 37
acres, with a huge reclining Buddha Image on the hill slope
is about 333ft long beyond the trees.
Phowin and Shweba Hill
Crossing the Chindwin rive and taking one hour
drive, on the west bank about 30km, there are famous rocky
Phowin and Shweba hills with big niches and huge Buddha
Images with fine roundabout steps carved out of the single
rocky hills are from centuries age and worth for visiting
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