Myanmar 80 Greetings from Myanmar

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Myanmar
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Myanmar
Sharing a common border with India, China,
Bangladesh, Laos, and Thailand, Myanmar is about
the size France and England together, one of the
largest countries in Southeast Asia. Its length
is about 2.000 km from the Tenasseri Peninsula in
the south to the north of Himalaya mountain
ranges which border Yunnan, Tibet and India
Official name       Republic of the Union of
MyanmarArea                    676 600 km²
Population           61 millions  Capital   
            Nay Pyi Daw since 2005Biggest city 
       Yangon (Almost 6 millions inhabitants)
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People and ethnic groups   Out of the 135
different ethnic groups, 68 are Burmese, 9
Shan, 7 Karen Official language Burmese (Sino
tibetan) Religion  Theravada Bouddhism
(87), Christians (5), Islam (4)
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An old Asian proverb says the worlds most
beautiful women have a Thai smile, Indian eyes,
and Burmese skin. Perhaps the Burmese have
thanaka to thank for the glowing reputation of
their complexion
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Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi
A young Yao lady in Shan state
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A Laytoo Chin woman
Chan villager near Kalaw
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Akha Woman wearing Traditional Beaded and Silver
Embellished Head-Dress Shan State
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Flying-lantern boy
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Tachileik Shwedagon Statues
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Kambawza Thardi Palace Bago
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Kambawza Thardi Palace Bago
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Bago (aka Pegu), just 80 kms from Yangon
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This reclining Buddha in Bago is a concrete
structure 180 meters long and 40 meters high, and
construction which began in 1992 and that of
course is accomplished with the donations of the
faithful Buddhists, is now almost finished. The
Buddha image is known as Yan Aung Chantha
Zinathuka.
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Yan Aung Chantha Zinathuka.
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The reclining Buddha of Shwethalyaung is one of
the most venerated Bouddhas in Myanmar. Dimension
Length 55 m, height 16 m, small finger 3.05 m
Shwethalyaung pagoda - Bago - Myanmar (Burma)
- 1999
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Shwethalyaung was once the largest reclining
image of the Buddha in the country and is one of
largest Buddha in the world
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The Shwemawdaw Paya is a stupa located in Bago,
Myanmar. It is often referred to as the Golden
God Temple.
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At 375 feet in height, the Shwemadaw holds the
record for the tallest pagoda in the country
although the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon is
usually credited as the tallest pagoda in Myanmar
(at 98 meters - approximately 321.5 ft).
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Bago three Buddhas
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Bago Kyaik Pun Paya (four seated Buddhas) Bago
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Bago Kyaik Pun Paya (four seated Buddhas) Bago
Earth touching' mudra, calling Mother Earth to
witness the Buddha's Enlightenment
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Bago
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Silver headdress of the Akha tribe Golden Triangle
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The Akha are an indigenous hill tribe that live
in small villages at high altitudes in the
mountains of Thailand, Burma, Laos, and Yunnan
Province in China.
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Bagan
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Bagan Shwezigon Pagoda
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The whole banana plant, in fact, is very useful.
The leaves of the banana tree can be used for
wrapping foods to steam or grill, and as
placemats for serving. Fresh and young banana
plant stems are used in one of burmese favorite
soups, mohinga, which is a pungent fish curry
poured over noodles and typically eaten for
breakfast. Banana blossoms often turn up in
curry or salads. Thus the sweet fruit of the
banana is but one of several foods and flavours
offered by this versatile plant.
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Childhood Museum in Bethnal Green - burmese
puppets This rather famous toy museum is a branch
of the Victoria Albert Museum
Burmese Puppet prince Mintha Early to Mid 20th
Century
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Old Burmese Puppet Old Burmese Puppet known as
General Sitthy gyi
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The lacquer takes its roots in China it there has
a few three thousand years, and then developed in
all the Southeast Asia. In Myanmar the tree which
one takes the resin is it Thit-si.
Burmese Ramayana
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Mawlamyine, Burma - The Thanlwin Bridge
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Welcome to Taunggyi
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Bagaya Kyaung Monastery, Inwa
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Temple architecture is typically of brick and
stucco, and pagodas are often covered with layers
of gold leaf while monasteries tend to be built
of wood Bagaya Kyaung Monastery, Inwa
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Bagan Archaeological Museum with statue of King
Pyusawhti Pyusawhti was a semi-legendary king
of Pagan Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar), who
according to the Burmese chronicles supposedly
reigned from 167 to 242 CE
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Bagan Archaeological Museum with statue of King
Pyusawhti
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Shwe In Bin Kyaung Mandalay The Main Buddha
Image
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Yangon Monks in residential quarters, Shwedagon
Paya
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An integral part of life, Myanmar gold leaf
appears everywhere throughout the country once
known as Burma
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You see it gilding the exterior of pagodas. Step
inside temples and you will find locals lined up
to rub small squares of gold leaf on the Buddha
as offerings.
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Chin State - Traditional Dress
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Most Myanmar are Buddhist of the Theravada
stream. Central to their religious beliefs is
karma, the concept that good begets good and evil
begets evils. Another belief is that all living
things go through reincarnation.
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Padaung (Yan Pa Doung) is a Shan term for the
Kayan Lahwi (the group whose women wear the brass
neck coils)
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Traditional dance
Mandalay
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Boats on the shore of Taungthaman Lake Amarapura
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Amarapura Taxi
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Amarapura
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Amarapura is a former capital of Myanmar, and now
a township of Mandalay.
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Amarapura
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Amarapura
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U Bein Bridge is a crossing that spans the
Taungthaman Lake near Amarapura in Myanmar
Amarapura Crossing U Bein Bridge
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The 1.2-kilometre (0.75 mi) bridge was built
around 1850 and is believed to be the oldest and
longest teakwood bridge in the world
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Amarapura Crossing U Bein Bridge
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Amarapura U Bein Bridge
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Construction began when the capital of Ava
Kingdom moved to Amarapura, and the bridge is
named after the mayor who had it built.
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U Bein Bridge is used as an important passageway
for the local people and has also become a
tourist attraction and therefore a significant
source of income for souvenir sellers. It is
particularly busy during July and August when the
lake is at its highest.
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Amarapura
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Presentation Sanda Foisoreanu
2013
Sound Hlaing Win Maung The little
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