2009年9月18日 上午6點45分55秒About of Yangon(Rangoon)

Rangoon, Rangoon, in the recent past - the state capital of Myanmar, which is majority-old named Burma. There was a village around the Buddhist shrines - temples Shuedagoun. Aboriginal title Rangoon instead of the English capital was returned to Rangoon in 1989, after coming to power of the military. At the same time, and Burma has become Myanmar - the so-called country in pre-colonial times. These rename generated some confusion: the citizens of Myanmar to continue to refer to themselves as Burmese, but his Burmese language.
"Rangoon" is translated "the end of the enemies" or "end of strife", but most citizens prefer a more poetic version - the "city of peace." Traces of British rule in Yangon little left. English is almost nobody understands. Most signs and indicators in the Burmese language. So, without a guide in Yangon, the Europeans can not do.
Downtown - the heart of the Burmese capital. This - Chinese Quarter of Yangon. You can sell anything and buy anything. These prices do not find anywhere else - everything is very cheap. Downtown is divided into several areas: the main of them - Chinese and Muslim. Muslims in chetyrehmillionnom Yangon - about one million.
In Yangon, many interesting Buddhist monasteries. Shwe Dagon - a monastery located on top of a large hill - this is a continuous "forest" multi-colored pagodas decorated with florid wooden carvings. In the center - the famous stupa of height 110 meters, the lower part of which is covered with gold leaf, and the top - lined with gold tiles. Shwe Dagon - one of the world's centers of Buddhist pilgrimage, at the entrance to the compound not only have to remove shoes and even socks. Photography in churches and museums, or banned for this are an extra fee.
In Yangon, there is another exotic place - floating hotels. These old ships, by immobilized along the banks of the river Rangoon and under-equipped hotels, with a fairly high standard.

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2009年9月18日 上午6點40分50秒LAKE INLAY

In Myanmar Inle Lake people live directly on the water. Build bamboo houses on stilts, grow vegetables and flowers on the floating gardens, fishing, and very exotic gear. Even a boat oar, they do not hold hands, and feet. A local Buddhist monks of the monastery, in which case both will enter the boat is not in between prayers and is engaged in training cats.
From Yangon to Inle can be reached within three hours. Forty minutes by plane over mountainous Shan Plateau. At the bottom of rectangles peasant fields, highlands, where some parts of the forest. ...

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2009年9月18日 上午6點33分13秒ABOUT OF BAGAN

Bagan
Pagan (Bagan) - one of the most interesting historic cities of Asia. Founded in the IX century in the Ayeyarwady coast as the capital of the Burmese empire, "the city of pagodas and temples had been destroyed by the forces of Khan Hubilaya in 1287 and never rebuilt. This is one of the most remarkable archaeological sites in the world - about 5 thousand well-preserved temples, stupas pagodas here are focused on an area of about 42 sq. km. km., signifying the greatness of the city in earlier times (during the heyday there were about 13 thousand of ...

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2009年9月18日 上午6點27分34秒About of my country

In Myanmar. live about 70 nations and tribes, most of them belonging to the Tibeto-Burmese (Burmese, Karen, titles, Kachin, Kayah, naked, etc.) and Thai (Shan et al), linguistic groups, as well as to monkhmerskoy family of languages (Mon, palaun, wa). The main people - Burmese (about 20 million people., 73% of the total population, 1970, estimate) inhabit the southern and central parts of the country. Ethnic minorities living on the outskirts of BI (in thous.): B. and near river deltas. Ayeyarwady - Karen (2000), W. - Kaya (100), Mon (400) and Shan ...

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