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Shwebo

Shwebo
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info Hsinbyushin. moved the capital to Amarapura in the 1780s. and the city has been in decline ever since.
 

Mingun Pahtodawgyi

Mingun Pahtodawgyi
 
info It is the ruined Mingun Paya. a Buddhist temple with the remains of a massive stupa begun by King Bodawpaya in 1790. If the constrution had been completed. it would have been the largest in the world at 150 meters. It was again damaged by 1838 earthquake.
 

Padamya Zedi Pagoda

Padamya Zedi Pagoda
info The Padamya Zedi Pagoda dates from 1300 while the Umin Thonesè or Thirty Caves Pagoda has many Buddha images in a crescent shaped colonnade. Mural paintings can be seen in the Tilawkaguru cave temple, which was built around 1672.
 

Mingun

Mingun City
info Mingun is a town in Sagaing Division. Myanmar. located 11 km up the Ayeyarwady River from Mandalay.
 

Pahtodawgyi Pagoda

Pahtodawgyi Pagoda
info Mingun Pahtodawgyi lies in Mingun, Sagaing Region. It is one of the famous monuments in Myanmar. It was one of the big fours built by King Bodawpaya around the place. It was built around 1791 AD.
 

Monywa

Monywa
info Valley. especially beans. orange pulses and jiggery (palm sugar). In addition. the local industry includes mills for the production of cotton. flour. noodles. and edible oils. Monywa's rough cotton blankets are famous throughout Myanmar. Other regional crafts include bamboo and reed products. bullock carts and agricultural implements.
 

Pho Win Hills

Pho Win Hills
info The hills have probably been occupied since the dawn of human habitation in Myanmar; to the south - west lies the Pon Daung Pon Nya mountain range, where the fossilised remains of Pontaung Men’s may have lived 30 million years ago were found.
 

The Great Mingun Bell

info The world's largest ringing bell. Mingun Bell {picture}. is still hung in Sagaing and can still ring. The city of Sagaing is just opposite of Mandalay. It is 26 feet high and weighs 90.55 metric tons (55555 peik-thar*). That's the white text written on the bell. saying "55555".
 

Sagaing Bridge

Sagaing Bridge
info The new Sagaing Bridge is also called Yadanabon Bridge. It lies at a place. about 2000ft (610m) upstream of Inwa Bridge.
 

Mya Theindan Pagoda

Mya Theindan Pagoda
 
info It is also known as Hninbyume Pagoda because it was donated by the Hsinbyume Princess. who was one the Queen of King Bodawpaya. It is just next to the Pahtodawgyi.
 

Sagaing Hill

Sagaing Hill
info This hill has numerous pagodas and meditation centers. The Soon Oo Ponya Shin Pagoda is located on the top of southern most Sagaing Hill.
 

Homalin

Homalin
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Shin Pyu Shin Hla Pagoda

Shin Pyu Shin Hla Pagoda
info Shin Pyu Shin Hla Pagoda. 123ft (37m) in height was built by the powerful King Mani Sithu of Bagan. in AD 1095. It received its name from the fact that two images of the Buddha. called Shin Pyu and Shin Hla respectively. were interned in the pagoda by this king.
 

Alaungdaw Kathapa

Alaungdaw Kathapa
 
info It is one of the most famous Pagodas in the region. located in the center of the Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park. Hundreds and thousands of pilgrims pay homage to the Pagoda annually during the dry season.
 

Shwe Ba Hill

Shwe Ba Hill
info Shwe Ba Hill. just beyond Pho Win Hill in Monywa. features unique pavilions cut from the surrounding sandstone and filled with plain Buddha images.
 

Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park

Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park
 
info It is located in Minkin township of Sagaing Region. Established as a wildlife sanctuary in 1941 and opened as a National Park in 1984. it is the largest National Park in Myanmar.
 

Shwe Gu Ni Pagoda

Shwe Gu Ni Pagoda
info The Shwe Gu Ni Pagoda is located about 20 miles (32km) east of Monywa. The Buddha image in the pagoda is offered (stick) by gold foils and the face of the Buddha image could not be made out very easily.
 

Aung Sakkya Pagoda

Aung Sakkya Pagoda
 
info Near the reclining Buddha image. also on Po Khaung Taung range is the Aung Sakkya Pagoda. 441.75ft (134.64m) in height including the base of 216.75ft (65.91m).
 

Shwe Kyat Kya Pagoda

Shwe Kyat Kya Pagoda
info Shwe Kyat Kya Pagoda reverely situated at the side of Ayeyarwaddy river bank in Sagaing. It is one of the loveliest spots on the river. with a view of the green Sagaing hills on the opposite side.
 

Bodhi Tahtaung and Po Khaung Taung

Bodhi Tahtaung and Po Khaung Taung
info The fast growing forest of one thousand Bodhi trees known as Bodhi Tahtaung. from where towards the east lies the Po Khaung Taung. a range of hills and the location of the largest reclining Buddha image in the world.
 

Shwe Kyat Yet Pagoda

Shwe Kyat Yet Pagoda
info Shwe Kyat Yet Pagoda lies on Shwe Kyat Yet Hill in Sagaing Region. also known as Mandagiri while embryo Buddha was reborn as a king of chicken in his early incarnation. It is said to be one of the 84.000 pagodas built by King Thiri Dhamma Thawka in 218 BC.
 

Hsinbyume or Myatheindan Pagoda

Hsinbyume or Myatheindan Pagoda
info Three years before King Bagyidaw succeeded to the throne. he built this Pagoda in 1816. in memory of his senior wife the Hsinbyume Princess.
 

Shwe Mohtaw Pagoda

Shwe Mohtaw Pagoda
info Shwe Mohtaw Pagoda is nearby Shwe Kyat Yet Pagoda and Shwe Kyat Kya Pagoda. located across the river from Sagaing.
 

Htuparyon Pagoda

Htuparyon Pagoda
info Htuparyon Pagoda was built by the Inwa King Narapati in 1444 AD. Located on the bank of the Ayeyarwaddy River to the south of Sagaing. this 90ft (27m) high Pagoda is unique because of its circular plan of a three-storey stupa.
 

Bhodhi 1000 Standing Buddha

Bhodhi 1000 Standing Buddha
info This Bhodi 1000 Buddha image (ဗောဓိတစ်ထောင် ရပ်တော်မူ ဘုရား) was built by Bodhi Tahtaung Sayadaw (venerable monk). It was built the hollow type. Visitors can climb by stairs inside the structure to see the panoramic view, through museums of Buddhist history and teaching.
 

Lahe (Naga Village)

Lahe (Naga Village)
info Lahe is a town on Naga Hills of Sagaing Region on the northwest of Myanmar. The Naga New Year Festival is held in Lahe. Layshi. Hkamti and Nanyun as hosts in rotation.
 

Thanboddhay Pagoda

Thanboddhay Pagoda
info Thanboddhay Pagoda is the major tourist attraction of Monywa. it dates from 1303 (Myanmar Era). although it was reconstructed in 1939. It is said to contain over 500.000 images of Buddha.
 

Layshi (Naga Village)

Layshi (Naga Village)
info Layshi is a town in Naga Hills of Sagaing Region on the northwest frontier of Myanmar. The Naga New Year Festival is held rotationally in Lahe. Layshi. Hkamti and Nanyun.
 

Twin Taung Lake

Twin Taung Lake
info The Twin Taung Lake is about 6 miles (10km) west of Budalin in Sagaing Region. The Twin Taung is surrounded by many hills. It is a rare place in the world where provimin herbs are found.
 

Nyaunggan City

Nyaunggan City
info Nyaunggan is located in Budalin Township. Monywa District. Sagaing Region. A cemetery. near Nyaunggan Village. was excavated in 1998 and 1999.
 

 

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