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Guide to Myanmar?
Shwedragon Pagoda, resplendent on a hilltop overlooking
Yangon, is one of Asia's most magical places. Awash with gold and
gemstones, encircled by its own city of temples, shrines and statues,
and resonant with the tinkling of hundreds of bells, it draws devoted
flower-bearing Buddhists from all across the land. It is at its
most enchanting as the shadows lengthen at sunset, while on the
boulevards below, nightfall heralds an eruption of stalls peddling
food, drink and cigars.
Dazzling as the capital is, travellers should not be blinded from
the harsh realities of life in former Burma. For over 40 years,
the country has been ruled by a military junta, and the civil rights
accorded to its citizens fall short of even the most fundamental.
To avoid lining the pockets of the government at the expense of
its people, visitors are urged to opt for privately-owned accommodation,
tour companies, and means of transport.
Ironically, government policy is part of the reason Burma is such
an enthralling country to visit. First, the powers-that-be enforced
an era of isolation; now, they've decided to encourage tourism -
thereby unwrapping a country of stunning natural beauty, culture
and history, untarnished by the tourist dollar.
Once you've explored Yangon (the Rangoon of colonial days), there
are three essential destinations. Bagan is an arid plain strewn
with literally thousands of pagodas and temples, some dating back
to the 11th century. Mandalay is the former capital and still the
centre of Buddhism, Burmese arts and traditional handicrafts, while
Inle Lake's claim to fame is its beauty - and its leg-rowing fishermen.
To see more of the country (and to bypass the chaotic bus and rail
routes) take a riverboat down the Ayeyarwady River, and let the
sights come to you.
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