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George Orwell's House in Katha Township


George Orwell's House
 

Yadanar Zedi Sinmyar Shin Pagoda

Yadanar Zedi Sinmyar Shin Pagoda
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.
 

Shwe Ba Hill

Shwe Ba Hill
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.
 

 

Shin Pyu Shin Hla Pagoda

Shin Pyu Shin Hla Pagoda
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.
 

 

Sagaing Hill

Sagaing Hill
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.
 

Twin Taung Lake

Twin Taung Lake
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.
 

Sagaing Bridge

Sagaing Bridge
info The new Sagaing Bridge is also called Yadanabon Bridge. It lies at a place. about 2000ft (610m) upstream of Inwa Bridge.
 

Thanboddhay Pagoda

Thanboddhay Pagoda
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.
 

Pho Win Hills

Pho Win Hills
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.
 

Bhodhi 1000 Standing Buddha

Bhodhi 1000 Standing Buddha
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.
 

Pahtodawgyi Pagoda

Pahtodawgyi Pagoda
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.
 

Shwe Mohtaw Pagoda

Shwe Mohtaw Pagoda
info Shwe Mohtaw Pagoda is nearby Shwe Kyat Yet Pagoda and Shwe Kyat Kya Pagoda. located across the river from Sagaing.
 

Padamya Zedi Pagoda

Padamya Zedi Pagoda
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.
 

Shwe Kyat Yet Pagoda

Shwe Kyat Yet Pagoda
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.
 

Nyaunggan City

Nyaunggan City
info Nyaunggan is located in Budalin Township. Monywa District. Sagaing Region. A cemetery. near Nyaunggan Village. was excavated in 1998 and 1999.
 

Shwe Kyat Kya Pagoda

Shwe Kyat Kya Pagoda
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.
 

Layshi (Naga Village)

Layshi (Naga Village)
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.
 

Shwe Gu Ni Pagoda

Shwe Gu Ni Pagoda
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.
 

Lahe (Naga Village)

Lahe (Naga Village)
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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