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info During your vacation plans to Myanmar. you should also consider visiting Snake Pagoda located in the city of Bago.
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info Kanbawzathadi Palace is a palace in Bago. Myanmar. The original palace. built for King Bayinnaung in 1556. consisted of 76 apartments and halls.
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info Moneyingyi Wetland Sanctuary or Moyingyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife reserve of Burma. It is located in Bago Division. It occupies an area of 100 square kilometres (40 sq mi) and was established in 1986.
Situated in Bago division about 70 miles north of Yangon by the Yangon - Mandalay highway. It is an enormous riverine wetland transformed into 40 square miles in area of water storage reservoir in 1878 and notified as Wildlife Sanctuary in 1988.
It is an important area for both resident and migratory water-birds. Census count at Moyingyi reveals some 70 species of migratory water-birds.Just at the edge of the sanctuary is the eco-friendly Moyingyi Wetlands Resort Hotel. This resort is two hours drive from Yangon. The Resort Hotel extends its warmth to Tourists. bird watchers and researchers.
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The Sanctuary is one of a few non-religion tourist attractions in Bago. Only two and half hour drive from Yangon and not very far away from the center of the Bago town is a paradise for bird watchers and eco tourists. It is located in Bago and Waw townships of Bago division and along Yangon - Bago - Pyinpongyi highway.
It is a permanent freshwater lake and plays hydrological. biological and ecological role to the resident and migratory water fowls and the local people. The reservoir is constructed in 1878 for the flood control to the down Stream of Sittaung River. The wetland is above 10 m sea level and the water is from 0.85 m to 4m in deep. The whole water body is 103.6 sq km (40 sq miles) in size and established in 1988 as a wetland wild sanctuary for the protection of water fowls and their habitats.
Large assemblies of migratory and resident water birds (recorded in 128 species) are accessible to view and photograph in this Myanmar (Burma) ecotourism. birds watching and birding tours site. The best time to visit is in the winter (November to February) when most migratory bird species are present. The highlight would be large flocks of Asian Openbill. rare Painted Stork. Lesser Whistling Duck. Northern Pintail. Purple Swamphen. Cotton Pygmy Goose. Pheasant-tailed Jacana and Bronze-winged Jacana. Other specialities are resident species - rare Sarus Crane. Oriental Darter. Asian Golden Weaver. Plaintive Cuckoo. Oriental Pratincole. Little Tern. Cinnamon Bittern and Vinous-breasted Starling. and migrant birds - very rare Baer's Pochard. rare Greater Spotted Eagle. Eastern Marsh. Western Marsh Harrier. Pied Harrier. Whiskered Tern. Bluethroat. Black-browned Reed Warbler. Oriental Reed Warbler and Blunt-winged Warbler.
The reservoir supports a variety of marsh plant community including water lilies. aquatic grass and reeds which sometime break free to from floating island. A few trees and shrubs grow on the banks. Surrounding areas are paddy land. There are about 30.000 people around the reserve that are depending on the fishing and growing paddy. They mostly catch fishes such as Stripe snake- head fish. Great Snake-head fish. Grey-feather back fish. Swamp eel and Spotted spiny eel. The Myanmar endemic species of Burmese Eyed Turtle and Burmese Flap-shelled Turtle also may be viewed in the lake.
Just at the edge of Moeyungyi Wildlife Sanctuary. ecologically friendly Moeyugyi Wetlands Resort Hotel is situated. The hotel extends a warm welcome to tourists. bird-watchers and researchers. It is a perfectly convenient place to make an overnight stop either you are on bird watching trip. or on your way to the Golden Rock Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda. It is a real paradise for nature-lovers as well as holiday-makers. The hotel is a cluster of boat shaped houses built in the wetlands. It is an ideal base for wetlands excursions as boat cruises depart from there. The houses are designed to suit the native life style. The Resort offers simple. but clean rooms with air-con and attached bathroom for visitors.
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info Kyaikpun Pagoda is a pagoda in the Bago Division of Burma, in the city of Bago. Most notably, Kyaik Pun Pagoda is the home to the Four Seated Buddha shrine, a 90 ft (27 m) statue depicting the four Buddhas namely Kakusandha, Konagamana, Kassapa, and Gautama seated in four positions, sitting back to back to four directions. The Four Seated Buddha was built by King Migadippa of Bago in the 7th Century AD (tradition) and renovated by King Dhammazedi in the 15th century AD.
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info Pho Kyar Forest Resort is located in a foot-hill of Bago Yoma Mountain ranges and lies within the Saing Ya tropical reserved forest. 10 miles away from the town of Thargaya. which is a town on Yangon to Mandalay main motor-road and 204 miles from Yangon and 240 miles from Mandalay.
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info The Shwemawdaw Pagoda is a stupa located in Bago, Myanmar. It is often referred to as the Golden God Temple. At 114 metres (374 ft) in height, the Shwemadaw holds the record for the tallest pagoda in the country although the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon is usually credited as the tallest pagoda in Myanmar (at 98 metres (322 ft)). Shwemadaw, along with the Shwedagon and Kyaiktiyo, are famous Mon pagodas. The pagoda's annual festival is a 10-day affair that takes place during the Burmese month of Tagu.
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info Bago was formerly known as Pegu. It is a city and the capital of Bago Division in Myanmar. It is located 80 km (about 50 miles) from Yangon. It has a population of 220.000.
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info See the huge statue of Mya Tha Lyaung Reclining Buddha. which lies in the open with no temple or pagoda surrounding it. According to local legend. every time they wanted to construct a building over the statue. a storm brewed. preventing their efforts. Built in 2001. the statue reaches an incredible 82 m (269 ft) long. Stand next to the divine statue of the huge Buddha for a great photo opportunity. then move a bit further back to capture the whole monument in one shot. Put Mya Tha Lyaung Reclining Buddha and other Bago attractions into our Bago vacation generator. and watch your holiday take shape.
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info Pyay is a town and district of the Bago Division in Lower Myanmar. located some 161 km. or 7 hours north of Yangon by road. or an overnight boat trip south of Bagan. It has about a population of 83.000.
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info The Shwethalyaung Buddha is a reclining Buddha in the west side of Bago (Pegu), Myanmar. The Buddha, which has a length of 55 metres (180 ft) and a height of 16 metres (52 ft), is believed to have been built in 994, during the reign of Mon King Migadepa. It was lost in 1757 when Pegu was pillaged. During British colonial rule, in 1880, the Shwethalyaung Buddha was rediscovered under a cover of jungle growth. Restoration began in 1881, and Buddha's mosaic pillows (on its left side) were added in 1930.
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info Taungoo is a city in the Bago Division of Myanmar. located 220 km from Yangon. towards the northern end of the division. with mountain ranges to both east and west. The main industry is in forestry products. with teak and other hardwoods extracted from the mountains.