15+ photos reveal the beauty of Bagan, Myanmar

Although tourism has not really developed, many travelers love Bagan because of impartial, open-hearted indigenous residents and the space steeped in culture.

Bagan is well-known as one of the most amazing sites in Myanmar (Burma). Formerly, this region was named Pagan and used to be the capital of the namesake kingdom, which had existed in the phase of 9th to 13th century AD.

Tourists can travel to Bagan by bus or plane. This city is 600km from Yangon (the biggest city in Burma) and 800km from Mandalay (the second biggest city in Burma).

With an area of 104 km2, stretching over Bagan is about 13,000 temples, pagodas, stupas and towers that were built from 11th to the end of 13th century.

These pagodas and stupas, which were erected in the heyday, marked the beginning of the new Buddhism tradition in Myanmar. Bagan today has retained around 2,500 such pagodas and stupas.

These constructions nearly did not use cement but still have guaranteed solid structure.

In Bagan, tourists can choose many modes of transport, including horse-carts, oxcarts, bicycles and even electric bicycles.

Balloon over Bagan is the best special form of experience in this ancient city. Travelers will fly on many hours to sightsee temples and pagodas in early morning. This type of travel has been invested by a foreign company in Burma.

The typical weather in Bagan is hot and sunny. However, in January and February, it is cold a bit so travelers should bring along warm clothes to keep healthy.

As a significant part in Myanmar, Burmese people are really gentle and lovable.

In Myanmar, Bagan is an attraction that travelers favor and want to visit the most thanks to its peace, simplicity and austere beauty.

The New Bagan area has numerous extremely unique lacquer villages, where produce artistic craft products.

Bagan focuses magnificent and massive architectural masterpieces of two centuries, which is comparable with ensembles of Angkor Wat (Cambodia) and Borobodur temple (in the central Java island, Indonesia).

With a journey lasting 2-3 days in Bagan, the minimum cost is about 100 USD (inclusive of meals, accommodation and transport).

Regarding to salespeople, travelers can carry and watch products, shoot photos in a long time then return and leave but without purchase, they are still warm and smile.

Although tourism has not really developed, many travelers love Bagan because of impartial, open-hearted indigenous residents and the space steeped in culture.

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