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Environment
Yangon, the capital city, is the main gateway to
Myanmar. Evergreen and cool with lush tropical
trees, shady parks and beautiful lakes, Yangon has
earned the name of "The Garden City of the East".
Yangon was founded by King Alaungpaya on the site of
a small settlement called Dagon when he conquered
Lower Myanmar in 1755. The name Yangon means "End of
Strife" which was anglicized as Rangoon by the
British. The name of this city has changed along the
history: first Dagon, then Yangon then finally back to Yangon. The
present day Yangon covers 400 sq m and has a
population of over 5 million.
History
he history of Yangon is intertwined with the history
of the Shwedagon Pagoda. Wherever one may be in
Yangon, in the busy town center, in the new towns of
the east, in the industrial zone of the west, in the
paddy fields of the north, the golden form of the
Shwedagon will be seen on the skyline rising above
the foliage of the tropical trees, and the top of
high rises.
Famous Places In YANGON
Shwedagon Pagoda
No.1,
Shwedagon Pagoda Road, Dagon Township.
The most
notable building in Yangon is the Shwe Dagon Pagoda,
a great cone-shaped Buddhist monument that crowns a
hill about one mile north of the Cantonment. The
pagoda itself is a solid brick stupa (Buddhist
reliquary) that is completely covered with gold. It
rises 326 feet (99 m) on a hill 168 feet (51 m)
above the city.
Bogyoke Aung
San Market
Bogyoke Aung
San Market is situated in the heart of Yangon - on
Bogyoke Aung San Road. The Bogyoke Aung San Market
is the most popular market and a great tourist
destination in Yangon. It is one of the precious
colonial buildings you can find in Yangon.
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