Bago - 2010
Bago, formerly Pegu, was reputedly founded in 573 by two Mon princes
who saw a female goose standing on the back of a male goose.
Taking this to be an auspicious omen of some kind they founded a royal capital called Hanthawady.
The city is about 90km from Yangon.
Dried snake fish.
Kyat Khat Wain Kyaung Monastery
In the main hall there were over 700 Buddhist monks chanting in prayer and busy with their studies.
Volunteers cook for the monastery.
We visited a "Snake Temple" ... a resident Burmese Python.
Hintha Gon Paya.
Shwemawdaw Paya
Shwemawdaw Paya (Great Golden God), 114m high, is Bago's main attraction and dominates the skyline.
It was originally built in the 10th century but earthquakes have damaged it several times and it has been rebuilt.
The old Hti (umbrella or top ornament) which collapsed due to an earthquake in 1917.
On the outskirts of Bago, there is a massive 90m long reclining Buddha.
Bago, formerly Pegu, was reputedly founded in 573 by two Mon princes
who saw a female goose standing on the back of a male goose.
Taking this to be an auspicious omen of some kind they founded a royal capital called Hanthawady.
The city is about 90km from Yangon.
Dried snake fish.
Kyat Khat Wain Kyaung Monastery
In the main hall there were over 700 Buddhist monks chanting in prayer and busy with their studies.
Volunteers cook for the monastery.
We visited a "Snake Temple" ... a resident Burmese Python.
Hintha Gon Paya.
Shwemawdaw Paya
Shwemawdaw Paya (Great Golden God), 114m high, is Bago's main attraction and dominates the skyline.
It was originally built in the 10th century but earthquakes have damaged it several times and it has been rebuilt.
The old Hti (umbrella or top ornament) which collapsed due to an earthquake in 1917.
On the outskirts of Bago, there is a massive 90m long reclining Buddha.
