Mandalay
Nga Yant Min Cave & Yankin Hill
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Nga Yant Min Cave & Yankin Hill
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info The Yankin Hill is located in the east of Mandalay. Yankin Hill meaning “away from danger”, shows harmony and tranquility of Mandalay. Nga Yant Min Cave (ငါးရံ့မင်းစေတီ) is situated at Yankin Hill, about 5 miles (8km) east of Mandalay and 884ft (269m) above the sea level.
There are many carved figures of fishes on the hill, placed by Min Shin Saw, son of King Alaung Sithu during the Bagan Era. It is believed that the first figures of the fishes were kept in the Royal Palace during the Yadanarbon period. It is said that the figure of the Buddha to be, the king of the fish was put in the cave and belived to get rain when there was a drought.
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place Location: Patheingyi, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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