Showing posts with label history(သမုိင္း). Show all posts
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
History Of Bagan(ပုဂံအေႀကာင္း)english version ပဲတင္နုိင္ေသးတယ္ဗ် မအားလုိ့*Copy Right By www.myanmars.net*
Bagan |
History of Bagan |
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Bagan dates back almost to the beginning of the
Christian Era. It lies on the bend of the Ayeyarwaddy River. Bagan can
be marked to have started with King Anawrahta. He ascended the throne of
Bagan in 1044. At that time, the kingdom was under the Mahayana
religion. After Shin Arahan's arrival to Bagan, it converted to
Theravada Buddhism. It was said to be that each and every household was
able to donate an enshrined Pagoda, because of their faith in Buddhism
believe and also because of their wealth.
The great Shwezigon was one of King Anawrahta's
donation during his time.
Getting Around
Horse carts are popular ways travelling around Bagan.
Visitors can also hire bicycles at some hotels and guest houses to roam
around. The charges are taken per hour service. Ferry boats can also be
hired to flow in the Ayeyarwaddy. The ferry stand is near the Bu Pagoda.
The views from the Ayeyarwaddy is also an interesting way to explore
Bagan.
Bus and Express
There are Daily Expresses from Yangon and other major cities. Night buses from Yangon leave in the afternoon and arrive early in the morning.
CarOne can hire a car from a car rental agency or from a travel agent.
Different types of cars, coach seaters are available.
Train
Overnight trains run daily from Yangon, departing at about 4:00 pm and arriving in Bagan at about 9:00 am the following day. There is a direct train service running from Mandalay to Bagan with two departures daily. Tickets are available directly at the railway station. The journey takes about seven hours.
Air
There are daily flights from Air Bagan, Yangon Airways, Air Mandalay and Myanmar Airways to Nyaung U Airport, Bagan. The flight schedules may change from time to time depending on the weather. But this is the fastest way to explore Bagan. From the airport to New Bagan, it takes about 15-20 minutes by car.
Boat
A daily "express" ferry service runs down the Ayeyarwaddy from Mandalay to Bagan taking about 9 hours. Shopping in Bagan
Bagan lacquer ware is the famous things to buy.
Cloth paintings, T-shirts and other handicrafts are also available at shops near pagodas.
Food in Bagan
There are many places to eat in Bagan serving the
traditional Myanmar dishes. Some of the buffets are excellent and you
will get dozens of different traditional dishes.
General Information
The Bagan Archaeological Zone, defined as the 13 x
8 km area centered around Old Bagan, consisting of Nyaung Oo in the
north and New Bagan in the south, lies on the eastern bank of the
Ayeyarwaddy river in upper Myanmar. It is located 180 miles southwest of
Mandalay and 430 miles north of Yangon.
Bagan lies in the middle of the "dry zone" of Myanmar.
The average temperatures at Bagan exceed 30°C year round, and over 35°C
in summer months of late February to mid May.
The best footwear to bring is a pair of slippers. It is easy to take off at temples and pagodas. A wide brimmed hat and sun lotion are recommended. One can take a hot air balloon ride at sunrise through a company called Balloons Over Bagan. |
Abouts Myanmar (ျမန္မာအေႀကာင္း)*Copy right By www.myanmars.net*
Location
Myanmar is situated in southeast Asia and is bordered
on the north and northeast by China; on the east and southeast by Laos
and Thailand; on the south by the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal; and
on the west by Bangladesh and India. It is located between latitudes
09°32’N and 28°31’N and longitudes 92°10’E and 101°11’E. The country
covers an area of 677,000 square kilometers (261,228 square miles)
ranging 936 kilometers (581 miles) from east to west and 2,051
kilometers (1,275 miles) from north to south.
Geography
The total area of Myanmar is 678,500 sq km where
657,740 sq km occupies the land and 20,760 sq km occupies the water. The
bordering countries are Bangladesh 193 km, China 2,185 km, India 1,463
km, Laos 235 km, and Thailand 1,800 km. The central lowlands ringed by
steep, rugged highlands The lowest point is the Andaman Sea (0 m) and
the highest point Hkakabo Razi (5,881 m).
Climate
Myanmar has three main seasons, hot season, rainy
season and cold season. Hot season is from March to May, rainy season is
from June to October and cold season is from November to February. The
tropical monsoon is usually cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers and less
cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter.
Natural resources
Myanmar is rich in natural resources such as
petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal,
some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower.
People
Myanmar is made up of 135 national races, of which
the main national races are Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Bamar, Mon,
Rakhine and Shan. Population is estimated to be over 60 million. The
nationality is Myanmar. There are more than 100 ethnic groups in
Myanmar. Some of the Ethnic groups are listed as Akha, Palaung, Padaung,
Naga, Taron, Eng and many more near extinct tribes. The religions are
Buddhist, Christian and Muslim. The major language is Myanmar, but
minority ethnic groups have their own languages. English is widely
spoken and understood.
More information at People & Life Style Section.
More information at People & Life Style Section.
History
The earliest primates known today as Pondaung Man,
resided in Pondaung, northern Myanmar about 40 million years ago. After
those era, many city states emerged, and then came the 3 empires. In the
third century BC, Myanmar was already unified into one strong empire.
The first Myanmar Empire was created by King Anawrahta of the Bagan
Dynasty (1044-1077 AD). The second Myanmar Empire was created by King
Bayinnaung of the Taungoo Dynasty (1551-1581 AD). The third Myanmar
Empire was led by King Alaungpaya of the Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1760
AD). These three great kings were well-known in the Myanmar history for
their bravery and good leadership. In 1885, King Thibaw, Queen Supaya
Latt and the royal family were taken to Ratanagiri, India and Myanmar
fell under the British Rule. Myanmar became a British Colony from 1885
until 1948.
Neighbouring Countries
Myanmar has many neighbouring countries, Bangladesh
is located in the West, India in the Northwest, China in the Northeast,
Laos and Thailand in the East.
General Information
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The country code is +95, and the internet access code is .mm.
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Time Zone = MMT (UTC+6:30)
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International airports are in Yangon and Mandalay.
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The country is divided into states, divisions, townships, wards and villages.
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Business Hours is usually from 9am to 5pm for private companies and 9:30-4:30 for government offices. Working days are from Monday through Friday. Public holidays are also included.
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Major Credit cards are not widely accepted. Cash is always more convenient. National currency is Kyat.
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Electricity is 200 volts AC, 50Hz.
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Taxis are available everywhere. There are over 250 Buses lines running through Yangon everyday. For exclusive transport, there are car rental services.
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Domestic highway bus terminals are Aung-Yadanar and Sawbwargyi-Gone, both about 10 miles from downtown Yangon.
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Common local unit of weight is peiktha (viss), which equals to 3.6 pounds.
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Most common unit of measure is feet and inches.
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Clothing should be light, casual cotton wear, sandals or slippers are best for summer.
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A cardigan or light jerkin for winter and quick drying clothes and an umbrella during the rainy season
Friday, August 24, 2012
Myanmar ladies - dress style - Yangon (before world war 2 arrives)ဒုတိယကမၻာစစ္မတုိင္မီက ျမန္မာအမ်ဳိးသမီးတုိ့၀တ္စား ဆင္ယင္ပုံ (မွတ္ခ်က္ ယေန့ေခတ္ နွင့္ေနာက္ေနာင္လူငယ္မ်ားမျမင္ဖူး မွာစိုးရိမ္ရ်္ရွားရွားပါးပါးရွာတင္ေပးထားသည္၊)
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