Local Culture & Travel
Local Culture & Travel
Moe Yun Gyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary attracts holidaymakers, bird watchers
22/07/19
Moe Yun Gyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the popular attraction sites for picnickers, naturalists, botanists, bird watchers and sightseers.
Garden of Buddha also known curiously as Poem Graveyard
22/07/19
When I was in Shan State (East) Kengtung town, locals directed me to visit Poem Graveyard. Even without knowing exactly what it was, the name attracted me and I hastily made arrangements to visit it. Once there, I found that it was quite a pleasant place where I felt longing for something or someone without being able to specify exactly what or who. I wrote about this place briefly in my travelogue to Kengtung and now I’ll write more in detail about it.
Mrauk-U: Experts discuss final draft nomination dossiers to UNESCO
22/07/19
Local and foreign experts met yesterday to finalize draft nomination dossiers to enlist ancient city MraukU, Rakhine State, to the World Heritage Center of UNESCO as a world cultural heritage zone.
72 hours in Shwebo
15/07/19
I ’VE been to Shwebo frequently for many times and many reasons. But I never went around Shwebo to view the sites. This time I intentionally seek out places to visit in Shwebo and found that there were many places of interest.
Over 22,900 tourists visit Myanmar via Tachilek in one week
13/07/19
Tachilek 13 July
The number of day-trippers from Thailand and other countries who visited Myanmar through Tachilek border gate from July 5 to 11 this year reached about 22,952, according to statistics provided by the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism (DOHT) Tachilek branch.
Gawdawpalin and its architectural wonders
13/07/19
As a World Heritage Site, Bagan, an Archaeological zone in Myanmar, is inscribed by UNESCO during the 43th session of the world Heritage Committee held from 30 June to 10 July in Baku, ...........
43rd Session of World Heritage Committee designates Bagan as World Heritage Site
07/07/19
The 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee, held from June 10th to 30th in Baku, Azerbaijan, designated Bagan as a World Heritage Site yesterday.
Nyaungshwe Cultural Museum and Shan Saophas’ costumes
06/07/19
As per the saying “Nine Saophas and nine reigns of Shan” the ethnic Shan nationals in Myanmar established nine Mao Kingdoms. They were Mogaung, Mohnyin, Thaungthut, Mongmit, Mongnai, Hsenwi, Mongpe, Nyaungshwe and Hsipaw.
Horse cart riding to provide two more trips in Inwa
05/07/19
The horse-drawn carriage ride throughout Inwa is popular and mostly used by the tourists. The charges of horse cart riding in Inwa are planned to increase to K15,000 on 1 August, to provide two more trips according to U Tun Shwe, head of Inwa horse cart gate.
Moe Yun Gyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary attracts holidaymakers, bird watchers
04/07/19
Moe Yun Gyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the popular attraction sites for picnickers, naturalists, botanists, bird watchers and sightseers.
