Myanmar known as the Golden Land to the world has been a home to Buddhism especially Theravada Buddhism since immemorial time and from the time of embracing Buddhist way of life, ...............

MYANMAR welcomed   over   3.52   million   tourists during the  period  from  January  to  October this year, according to the figures from the Min-istry of Labour, Immigration and Population. Internation-al  travelers  who  toured  the  “Golden  Land”  in  the  first  ten months this year totaled more than 3.52 million, mak-ng  a  24  per  cent  increase  when  compared  with  the  same  period  last  year,  the  ministry said. Nearly 380,000 tourists visited the Southeast Asian  country  in  October  alone.

LOOK at  any  travel  story  or  poster  promoting tourism in Myanmar. It will feature one of two iconic images -- the shimmering golden stupa of Shweda-gon Pagoda, or a hot-air balloon drifting celestially over the ancient temples of Bagan at sunrise.