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George Orwell's House
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info The Katha Heritage Trust, a local non-government organisation, has successfully converted into a museum the house once lived in by famous British novelist George Orwell in Katha Township, Sagaing Region.
The two-story wooden house has been an attraction among western tourists, thus the association formally decided to convert it into a museum on September 20.
“We want to share our knowledge about George Orwell with visitors. It’s our main purpose in converting the house into a museum,” Katha Heritages Trust Secretary U Nyo Ko Naing told The Myanmar Times.
The museum features three portraits of Orwell, one painting of the house, and a large photo of Orwell in the upper floor of the house. Currently, the township police commander lives on the ground floor.
The Katha Heritage Trust will try to collect Orwell’s books and other mementos from when he lived in Sagaing in 1926 with the help of The Orwell Society from England. There are also plans to restore the layout of the house and the space where Orwell wrote his novels upstairs.
“We implemented this effort on our own initiative and nobody is supporting our efforts with the museum yet,” said U Nyo Ko Naing.
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Orwell, whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair, lived in the house between 1926 and 1927 while serving as a colonial police officer.
The house was built in 1890 and was used as the headquarters of the superintendants of police. In this house, he wrote his famous novel Burmese Days while serving in Katha as a assistant superintendant of police. He returned to London in 1927.
Many tourists from around the world are interested in walking tours based on Burmese Days, the author’s famous book, in the old town.
There are currently 26 guide boards in colonial-era buildings, road signs and maps showing tourists sites managed by the Sagaing Region government and the Regional Hotels and Tourism Department for the convenience of the tourists.
“I’m so pleased to see Orwell’s house in Katha converted into a museum because it will develop tourism in the town,” said U Aung Thu Oo, head of the Sagaing Regional Hotels and Tourism Department said.
“Katha, one of the six tourism zones in Sagaing Region, has many colonial-era buildings which are attraction to international travelers and visitors,” he added.
The George Orwell Museum is situated on Lanmataw Road, in Ward 4 , Katha Township. The house has its columns with crossed wooden column footings freely placed on the brick posts, rather than bolted or spiked.
There are at least one dozen heritage buildings and two dozen historical sites and locations in Katha Township, and the town often sees up to 300 tourists from around the world every month.
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info Yadanar Zedi Sinmyar Shin Pagoda is situated on Shwe Bo-Monywa motor road in Sagaing. It was built by King Mohnyin of Inwa in AD 792. enshrining the five relics brought by two monks who came back from Sri Lanka. The original name was Yadana Zedi.
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info Shwe Ba Hill. just beyond Pho Win Hill in Monywa. features unique pavilions cut from the surrounding sandstone and filled with plain Buddha images.
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info Shin Pyu Shin Hla Pagoda. 123ft (37m) in height was built by the powerful King Mani Sithu of Bagan. in AD 1095. It received its name from the fact that two images of the Buddha. called Shin Pyu and Shin Hla respectively. were interned in the pagoda by this king.
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info This hill has numerous pagodas and meditation centers. The Soon Oo Ponya Shin Pagoda is located on the top of southern most Sagaing Hill.
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info The Twin Taung Lake is about 6 miles (10km) west of Budalin in Sagaing Region. The Twin Taung is surrounded by many hills. It is a rare place in the world where provimin herbs are found.
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info The new Sagaing Bridge is also called Yadanabon Bridge. It lies at a place. about 2000ft (610m) upstream of Inwa Bridge.
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info Thanboddhay Pagoda is the major tourist attraction of Monywa. it dates from 1303 (Myanmar Era). although it was reconstructed in 1939. It is said to contain over 500.000 images of Buddha.
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info The hills have probably been occupied since the dawn of human habitation in Myanmar; to the south - west lies the Pon Daung Pon Nya mountain range, where the fossilised remains of Pontaung Men’s may have lived 30 million years ago were found.
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info This Bhodi 1000 Buddha image (ဗောဓိတစ်ထောင် ရပ်တော်မူ ဘုရား) was built by Bodhi Tahtaung Sayadaw (venerable monk). It was built the hollow type. Visitors can climb by stairs inside the structure to see the panoramic view, through museums of Buddhist history and teaching.
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info Mingun Pahtodawgyi lies in Mingun, Sagaing Region. It is one of the famous monuments in Myanmar. It was one of the big fours built by King Bodawpaya around the place. It was built around 1791 AD.
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info Shwe Mohtaw Pagoda is nearby Shwe Kyat Yet Pagoda and Shwe Kyat Kya Pagoda. located across the river from Sagaing.
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info The Padamya Zedi Pagoda dates from 1300 while the Umin Thonesè or Thirty Caves Pagoda has many Buddha images in a crescent shaped colonnade. Mural paintings can be seen in the Tilawkaguru cave temple, which was built around 1672.
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info Shwe Kyat Yet Pagoda lies on Shwe Kyat Yet Hill in Sagaing Region. also known as Mandagiri while embryo Buddha was reborn as a king of chicken in his early incarnation. It is said to be one of the 84.000 pagodas built by King Thiri Dhamma Thawka in 218 BC.
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info Nyaunggan is located in Budalin Township. Monywa District. Sagaing Region. A cemetery. near Nyaunggan Village. was excavated in 1998 and 1999.
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info Shwe Kyat Kya Pagoda reverely situated at the side of Ayeyarwaddy river bank in Sagaing. It is one of the loveliest spots on the river. with a view of the green Sagaing hills on the opposite side.
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info Layshi is a town in Naga Hills of Sagaing Region on the northwest frontier of Myanmar. The Naga New Year Festival is held rotationally in Lahe. Layshi. Hkamti and Nanyun.
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info The Shwe Gu Ni Pagoda is located about 20 miles (32km) east of Monywa. The Buddha image in the pagoda is offered (stick) by gold foils and the face of the Buddha image could not be made out very easily.
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info Lahe is a town on Naga Hills of Sagaing Region on the northwest of Myanmar. The Naga New Year Festival is held in Lahe. Layshi. Hkamti and Nanyun as hosts in rotation.
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