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An Introduction to Myanmar
Len Gao
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 Sun
rises over a Buddhist pagoda, one of the thousands dotted along the
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 "You
are the mother of all. You nurture our lives with your milk. You adorn
our land with your beauty. You endow our civilisation with your soul".
So extol the people of Myanmar. Known to many as its colonial name of
Irrawaddy, the Ayeyarwady (ayeyar - big, wati - river) is not only the
heart and soul of the country, but also a main artery carrying the
livelihood of the its people. |
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Bagan |
Along the mighty river, civilisation flourished - Bagan, Mandalay
(right), Mingun, Innwa (Ava), Amarapura, Sagaing, Thayekhittaya,
Tagaung, the list goes on. The Ayeyarwady to the Myanmars is the
Gange to the Indians and the Yangtze to the Chinese.
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Mingun |
Innwa (Ava)
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Amarapura |
Sagaing
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