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Kyaik Khami Pagoda

Kyaik Khami Pagoda
info The village of Kyaikkhami is 15 miles (24km) from the town of Thanbyuzayat and is famous for the pagoda of the same name which is located on a reef about 900 feet (274m) from the sea shore and thus usually called Ye Lel Paya. "pagoda amidst water".The locals usually call as "Kyaikkhami Ye Lel Paya".
 

Around Mawlamyaing

Around Mawlamyaing
Mudon - A town 29km south of Mawlamyaing. The town is known for the cotton weaving.
 

Bandhi Thaylar Buddha Hair Relic Pagoda (Nwar Laboe Taung)

 info The Bandhi Thaylar Buddha Hair Relics (Nwar La Boh Taung) Pagoda is on the “Nwar La Boh” range about 4 miles (6km) from Yankin Monastery of Kyone Ka Village, Paung Township, Mon State, which is located on the Yangon-Mawlamyaing Highway.
 

Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda

Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda
info Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda is located in Mon State. It is about 20kms from the town Kyaikhto. It is a 7.3 meters pagoda on top of a big "Golden Rock". The massive golden boulder is right on top of the Kyaikhto mountain.   
 

Bilu Kyun (Bilu Island)

info Bilu Kyun (ဘီလူးကျွန်) is a large island near Mawlamyaing called Bilu Kyun is renowned as a village of artisans.
 

Mawlamyaing

Mawlamyaing
info Mawlamyaing is the capital city of the Mon State and a big trading centre of Myanmar. The city's population is about 300.000 and consists of Mon. Kayin. Bamar. Indians and some Chinese.
 

Gaungse Kyun (Gaungse Island)

info Gaungse Kyun(ခေါင်းဆေးကျွန်း), meaning “Head Wash Island” in Myanmar language is a beautiful little islet off Mawlamyaing’s north-western end which is known as a pleasant picnic spot.
 

Kyaik Thallan Pagoda

Kyaik Thallan Pagoda
info Kyaik Thallan Pagoda is the most famous Pagoda in Mawlamyaing. lying at the top of Mount Thallan or Naga Wuntha in Hlaing area of the city. It was known to be a resting place for the king of golden hamsas while Buddha lived the life of the King of Hamsas.
 

Kha Yon Cave

Kha Yon Cave
info Kha Yon Cave(ခရုံဂူ) is situated by the road en route from Mawlamyaing to Hpa An. The Buddha images and the wall painting are main attractions for the local pilgrims.
 

Kyaikhtee Saung Pagoda (An Ancient Laterite Stone Pagoda)

Kyaikhtee Saung Pagoda (An Ancient Laterite Stone Pagoda)
 

Kyaikmaraw Su Taung Pyae Pagoda

Kyaikmaraw Su Taung Pyae Pagoda
info The main Buddha image sits in the position of the legs hanging down as if sitting on a chair. The name Kyaikmaraw stands for Distinctive Image. where the sitting position of the Buddha Image differs from the others.
 

Kyaikmaraw

Kyaikmaraw
info Located 24km south east of Mawlamyaing. The famous of the town is Kyaikmaraw Pagoda. It is accessible via a tree lined sealed road. Many Muslim and Hindu communities live along the road to the Pagoda.
 

Kyaikpawlaw Buddha Image

Kyaikpawlaw Buddha Image
info Kyaikpawlaw Buddha Image is in Kyaikhto. Mon State. and its wonders are its blinking eyes and its immovability. despite two thousand elephants. horses and men. were used to salvage it.
 

Zin Kyaik Waterfalls

Zin Kyaik Waterfalls
info Zin Kyaik(ဇင်းကျိုက်) Waterfalls are located in the main road and rail line of Yangon-Dawei, near by to the Zin Kyaik village. It is panoramic and pleasant for a picnic spot. Near the waterfalls is the holy Zin Kyaik Buddha Hair Relic Pagoda.
 

Mahamuni Thon Phaya Buddha Image

Mahamuni Thon Phaya Buddha Image
info A replica of Mahamuni in Mandalay is the Kyaikpawlaw Image of Gangaw in Kyaikhto. Mon State. The Image was cast in 1894 by a pious couple U Ant and Daw Goon.
 

Thaton

Thaton
Photo Credit - www.maekok-river-village-resort.com
 

Phar Auk Taw Ya Monastery

Phar Auk Taw Ya Monastery
info Phar Auk Forest Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in the Theravàda tradition, with emphasis on the teaching and practice of both Samatha (tranquility) and Vipassanà (insight) meditation.
 

Thanbyuzayat

info The name of the town is taken from a not-too-long rest house roofed with galvanized iron standing near the marketplace. A war memorial here holds the graves of 3.770 British. Australian. Dutch and Gurkha prisoners-of-war who died while constructing the infamous "death railway" under supervision of Japanese forces during the Second World War.
 

Sri Thandayuthapani Temple

Sri Thandayuthapani Temple
info It is located at Yadana Taung in Mawlamyaing. the capital city of Mon State. As you are heading south towards Mudon from Mawlamyaing. this temple is located on the left hand side of the road.
 

Mudon

Mudon
Photo Credit - www.bnfexpress.com
 
 info  Mudon is a town in the Mon State in the southeast Myanmar. It is known for its large reclining Buddha.
 

Taung Wine Pagoda

Taung Wine Pagoda
info It is located near Mawlamyaing Airport. at the foot of Taung Wine mountain. where pagodas. monasteries and Buddha images can be seen.
 

Setse Beach

Setse Beach
Photo Credit - www.yangonlife.com.mm
 
info  It lies 24km south of Kyaikkami and 16km southwest of Thanbyuzayut. Mon State. It is a very wide. brown-sand beach that tends toward tidal flats when the shallow surf-line recedes at low tide.
 

U Zina Pagoda

U Zina Pagoda
info U Zina Pagoda is located in Mawlamyaing, the capital city of the Mon State. This Pagoda was named after a former monk who dreamt of having found precious gems at this spot, which were dug and from the proceeds, this Pagoda was built.
 

Death Railway Museum

info Thanbyuzayat was the finish of the line for the notorious Burma-Siam railroad connecting Thailand with Myanmar amid the Japanese occupation in World War II.
 

Win Sein Reclining Buddha Image

Win Sein Reclining Buddha Image
info The world’s largest reclining Buddha Image is under construction at Win Sein Taw Ya Forest, situated 29km south of Mawlamyaing. The Buddha Image is named as Zina-thu-kha Yan Aung Chan-tha, which has a length of 180m and a height of nearly 34m. 
 

Kyauktalon Taung

Kyauktalon Taung
info  Kyauktalon Taung is a strangely shaped, sheer-sided crag rising out of the surrounding agricultural land and crowned with stupas.
 

Yadana Bon Myint Monastery or Queen Sein Don Monastery

Yadana Bon Myint Monastery or Queen Sein Don Monastery
 

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