Mandalay is the second largest city in Myanmar.
Mandalay's Pali name is "Rohtanabuni Jadu", meaning "City of Many Treasures", and it was the new capital of the Yongshuya Dynasty built in 1857. The former capital was located in the suburbs of the present city. Most of the buildings were destroyed in the Second World War, and only the old royal city and the city tower remain. Because of the famous historical capital of Myanmar Ava in its suburbs, so the overseas Chinese travelers in Myanmar called it "Ava City". It is the economic, cultural and transportation center of the central region.
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1, Mandalay Hill
Mandalay Hill is located in the northern part of the city center of Mandalay, formerly known as Rakshasa Women's Hill, and it is a famous Buddhist shrine in Myanmar. Mandalay Hill is not high, only 236 meters, but it is the highest place in the whole Mandalay city.
2, Mandalay Palace
Mandalay Palace (Mandalay Palace) is located in the center of the old city, the original for the last dynasty of Myanmar's Kampung dynasty's palace, the Second World War was destroyed by fire, has now been rebuilt in the old site. 1989, the Burmese government began to rebuild the basis of historical pictures and information, the restoration of the 89 main halls, completed in September 1996 and open to the public. It was completed in September 1996 and opened to the public.
3, Mahamuni Pagoda
Mahamuni Pagoda (Mahamuni Pagoda), also known as the Great Golden Buddha, the temple's statue of Sakyamuni Buddha is about 4 meters high, the whole body covered with gold leaf, for pious men and women as well as tourists from all over the world to come to worship. However, ladies can only admire it in the outer hall and cannot get close to the body of the Buddha.
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