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Nagar Glass Factory-January 2024
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Jan 4, 2025

　　In operation from 1957 until 2008, when Cyclone Nargis destroyed its production facilities, this former factory still has an enormous stock of glass in shades of green, blue, white and red (the most expensive) scattered in heaps throughout its jungly grounds. It's an extraordinary place to explore but do douse yourself in mosquito repellent before entering.

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Botataung Paya
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　　Botataung’s spacious riverfront location and lack of crowds give it a more down-to-earth spiritual feeling than Shwedagon. Its most original feature is the dazzling zigzag corridor, gilded from floor to ceiling, that snakes its way around the hollow interior of the 131ft golden zedi (stupa). In a hall at the...
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　　One of Yangon's, if not Myanmar's, most gorgeous buddha images is this 46ft-tall one at the Ngahtatgyi Paya, sitting in calm gold-and-white repose and adorned with a healthy splash of precious stones. It’s worth seeing for its carved wooden backdrop alone. 　　A lovely approach to the temple is to walk...
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Sule Paya
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Chaukhtatgyi Paya
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　　Housed in a large metal-roofed shed, this beautiful 215ft-long reclining buddha is larger than a similar and better-known image in Bago. The statue's placid face, with glass eyes, is topped by a crown encrusted with diamonds and other precious stones. 　　Close to the buddha’s feet is the small shrine to...
Botataung Jetty
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Meilamu Paya
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Kandawgyi Lake
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Shwedagon Paya
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　　One of Buddhism's most sacred sites, the 326ft zedi (stupa) here is adorned with 27 metric tons of gold leaf, along with thousands of diamonds and other gems, and is believed to enshrine strands of the Gautama Buddha's hair as well as relics of three former buddhas. 　　Four entrance stairways...
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