The former capital of Myanmar (Burma), Yangon (Rangoon), “End of strife”, is the main gateway to Myanmar. Yangon has green tropical timber, unethical parks and beautiful lakes, earning it the moniker ‘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 venerated place of worship for Buddhists around the globe. There are many other magnificent Pagodas also to be found in Yangon. You can take day trips from Yangon to Bago, an ancient city of the 15th Century; to Thanlyin, a 17th Century capital; and to the Portuguese Cemetery & Yele Pagoda on a small island at Kyauktan. Visitors can also reach Twante by taking a boat ride along the Yangon river.
Twante is renowned as the historic center of pottery in Myanmar and the industry still operates there today. The downtown area Yangon also has some amazing matka British colonial system diamonds, well worth visiting. The famous Chinatown center, again in the downtown area Yangon is a magnet for tourists, coming alive especially in the at night.
The Sule Pagoda is beautifully placed in the centre of the city of Yangon. At 157 feet high, it remains the tallest building in the the downtown area area. It was built about 2200 years ago. It can be called an oasis of peace in the heart of the busy modern Yangon.
The Maha Pasana Guha (Great Cave). It was specially manufactured to offer the sixth Buddhist Great Synod. It is supposed to appear like India’s Satta Panni Give where the First Buddhist Synod occurred right after the Buddha’s death. It is 455 feet long and 370 feet broad there are an assembly hallway which can contain up to 10000 people. This synthetically built give lies in the vicinity of Kaba Aye.
Chauk Htat Kyee Reclining Buddha Image. A reclining Buddha, Chaukhtatkyee Pagoda was built in 1907 but it suffered damage due to the climate over the years and at 72 meters ‘s almost as large as Bago’s reclining Shwethalyaung. It is housed under a metal-roofed shelter on Shwegondaing Lan in Yangon.
The Nga Htat Kyee Pagoda. This Buddha image is the second largest seating buddha image in Yangon. It is located at the most ancient buddhist place, very on the Chauk Htat Kyee reclining buddha image.
The Mahawizaya Pagoda is found about 500 gardens away from Shwedagon Pagoda, at the corner of Shwedagon Pagoda Road and Oo Htaung Bo Street, Maha Wizaya Zedi was built on the hillside of DamaraKhita. The surface area is 11. 099 massive areas. It was founded on 25 June, 1980. Its total height is 134 toes and is built on the base of 165E8E. It is not a solid structure but it has a empty (cave pagoda) of 60ft diameter and 46ft height.
Maelamu Pagoda is to be found in North Okkalapa, a suburb of Yangon. Mae La Mu means a lady born from the fruit of La Mu tree. According to legend, she was the caretaker of king Okkalapa founder of Yangon.
The Bogyoke Market (Scott Market) is the second-most visited destination in Yangon by foreign tourists. Over 2000 shops sell numerous items; bags, tapestries, rattan, herbs, traditional costumes of ethnic tribes and antiques. Virtually any item can be found somewhere in the market. It is a treasure trove for handmade crafts. One of the best buys is the original works of Myanmar artists. Globally renowned Myanmar rubies and quality sapphires are among the most popular items available at the market. If you want or desire a specific product, doubtless, it can be at the Bogyoke Market.
The Kyaik Khauk Pagoda (Thanlyin) is found on the main hillock of Thanlyin. The stupa is enshrined with a Buddha’s hair relic. Over 700 years ago, Wednesday Kings constructed this stupa. In the pagoda, there are tombs of two famous Myanmar poets of the 15th century (Natshinnaung and Dartukalyar).
Bago is a city 50 miles from Yangon, taking about to hours to reach by car. On the way you can visit the Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda in Wednesday State.
The 100 year old Shwe Tha Lyaung Buddha image is the second largest reclining Buddha in Myanmar. It is 74m long, twenty-one meters high and can be seen at the edge of town.
The Shwemawdaw Pagoda, in Bago, stands at a height of 114m. It is the most famous great pagoda in Myanmar. Built over 1000 years ago by the Mons, it was originally 1 meters high and enshrined 2 hair of the Buddha. Over the years, the pagoda was rebuilt to increase its size. It continued to be built and rebuilt until, finally, after break down by an earthquake, Shwemawdaw was manufactured to its present height in 1954. The pagoda is safeguarded by lions with Buddha sculptures in their mouths.
The Shwemokhtaw Pagoda is found in Pathein, a city some 120 miles rest of the world of Yangon. This pagoda was built over two thousand years ago. Over this time, it has passed through three named Eras under three different titles. In the first Era, it was that the emperor more widely known as Siridammasoka of Pataliputta in Of india was the first builder of this historic shrine in the year 289 B. E, naming it as “Shweana. The year 457 B. E(new era after characteristic elimination) represented the second Era, when Aloungsithu a well-known passenger and King of the Bagan dynasty, the reigning monarch of Paukkanrama (ancient name for todays Bagan town on the middle Ayeyarwaddy, which is famous around the globe for its pagodas and shrines). This King raised and enflamed this magnificent stupa renaming it as “Htupayon Samodda Gosa and Ommadanti, the then rulers of Pathein with its 25 one sculptures, named themselves as the ruling bestower of the Third Era, who made significant improvements to the shrine modifying the name Htupayon to “Shwe Mokhtawae” which is the name it has today.
I am a UK National living in Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma). I need to to share some of the tourist delights that can be seen close to this city. My sorry if something is disregarded. Please let me know and I will fix this. There is a great many travel companies that can plan a trip to this country, so you can see for yourself all of these attractions and a whole lot more.