Bagan

Two very full days exploring Bagan. We visited villages, markets and of course...lots and lots of temples. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Kingdom of Pagan, the first kingdom to unify the regions that would later constitute modern Myanmar. During the kingdom's height between the 11th and 13th centuries, over 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries were constructed in the Bagan plains alone, of which the remains of over 2200 temples and pagodas still survive to the present day.

Girls on scooter at Oak-kyaung-gyi.
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Sleeping dog, Bagan.
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Bicycle against shed, Bagan.
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Gourds in field.
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This is the view over the Irrawaddy River from our lunch stop.
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Bamboo is the base material for lacquerware. Here a man carves bamboo into strips.
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Dyeing the wood is part of the long process.
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The wood is dyed with black sap from the "Thit-si" tree.
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A lady etches lacquerware.
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A lady etches lacquerware.
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A young man does some intricate etching on a small lacquerware bowl.
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The owner of the shop shows us some of his work.
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Lacquerware guitar.
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Some recently completed lacquerware.
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Back to the pagodas!
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This huge reclining buddha is crammed into a tiny space. You can barely get by it.
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Nanpaya Blue
Nanpaya Temple with blue umbrella and lady.
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Vendors' children.
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Detail on the corner of Nanpaya Temple.
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The next stop is Manuha Temple, built by captive Mon King Manuha in 1067. He deliberately made all the rooms very small to represent his captivity.
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Interior details inside Nanpaya Temple.
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Nat Taung Kyaung (or Nat-taung Monastery, also known at May-taung Taik), located in the vicinity of Taung-bi village and immediately to the north of the town walls of Old Bagan, sets in a secluded clearing amidst a wide variety of trees and vegetation. Although its date of founding is uncertain, it is probably the region's oldest, as well as its finest, wooden monastery.
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A cruise ship along the river bank near the teak monastery.
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Inside the Dhammayangyi, the largest one in Bagan. It was built during the reign of King Narathu (1167-1170).
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Reclining buddha by candlelight.
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Reclining buddha by candlelight.
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Buddhas in Dahmmayan Gyi Phaya.
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Many people take horse cart tours around the temples.
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The Ananda Temple, located in Bagan, Myanmar is a Buddhist temple built in 1105 AD during the reign of King Kyanzittha of the Pagan Dynasty.
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These old mossy water jugs at Ananda Temple are for water offerings.
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Thatbyinnyu Temple, built in the mid-12th century during the reign of King Alaungsithu. Thatbyinnyu Temple is 61 metres (201 ft) tall, the tallest in Bagan.
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A horsecart approaching Thatbyinnyu Temple.
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