Myanmar

Imagine you have a chance to travel to one asian country: which one do you choose? China, Malaysia, japan, India ..........? My desision is different as I decide to go to Myanmar. you may ask Why she wants to travel to Myanmar when there are a lot of other wellknown countries. So let me explain:
Scientists has confirmed that Myanmar is the earliest home of mankind. Do you know what does it mean? This could be the home of our great great grand parents millions of years ago. So it should be interesting to see the home of our ansectors. By traveling to Myanmar we can see 135 Myanmar ethnic groups and its culture, which is much influenced by neighboring China, India and Thailand. Imagine how a mixture of all these 4 interesting cultures may look like. Are you interested to know more about Myanmar? If yes, accompany me in this travel to Myanmar through this article.

Myanmar, or Burma is located in the southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand. Myanmar offers unspoiled nature, magnificent and ancient Buddhist temples,virgin jungles, snow-capped mountains,as well as warm and hospitable people, combined with a rich and more than two thousand years glorious heritage.
We can find Greatest Wonders of The World in Myanmar. The Shwe Dagon Pagoda is the largest building in the whole world which is covered with gold. You can also say it is.. the largest golden monument, the most valuable building, the largest golden pyramid of the world.
The world's largest ringing bell, Mingun Bell in Myanmar, is still hung in Sagaing and can still ring. It is 26 feet high and weighs 90.55 metric tons . You can ring it. You can get underneath it and take photo. WOW! Isn't that exciting? Hit it with your fist and shout "I've rung the world's greatest ringing bell!"
The Man who could learn the whole Buddhist bible by heart is called U Wiseiktha Tharar Biwuntha from Myanmar. He was a well-known Buddhist monk and the first man in history who could learn the whole Buddhist scriptures by heart. He passed away in 1994.
Now it's the turn of their arts: There are 10 traditional arts in Myanmar which are called " Ten Flowers".
1-Panbe ( the art of blacksmith)
2-Panbu ( the art of sculpture )
3-Pantain ( the art of gold and silver smith )
4-Pantin( the art of bronze casting )
5-Pantaut ( the art of making floral designs using masonry )
6-Panyan ( the art of bricklaying and masonry )
7-Pantamault ( the art of sculpting with stone )
8-Panpoot ( the art of turning designs on the lathe )
9-Panchi ( the art of painting )
10-Panyun ( the art of making lacquer ware )
One interesting point about Myanmar is their reigion. Religious intolerance or discrimination on grounds of religion is non-existence in the Myanmar throughout it's long history. The main religions of present day Myanmar are Buddhism (89.20%), Christianity (5.05%), Muslims (3.78%), Hindus (0.55%), and Animism (1.27%) and other faiths such as Bahai Sikhs, Lipian fujianhal, Chinese, etc.(0.61%). Freedom of religion is practiced in Myanmar, although a majority are Buddhists in Myanmar. But Myanmar seems democratic that Buddhism is not defined as the official religion of the country.
One shockingly interesting point is the 8Days in a Week in Myanmar. Yes, that's right. According to their traditional's astronomy, there are 8 days in a week. The trick is the very middle part of a week, 'Wednesday evening' is called "Yarhu". However Yarhu is not considered as a significant day of week and it is not printed in the calendars.
To this day Myanmar remains one of the most mysterious and undiscovered destinations in the world. A land of breathtaking beauty and charm yet only recently emerging into the modern world. So the people is still living traditioanlly and like the ancient times. here is a link to a photo gallery of Myanmar: http://www.myanmars.net/photo/index.htm
So now what's your idea about my decision? Are you interested in visiting Myanmar too? After knowing more about this mysterious country, what is your desion? let me know your idea by leaving comments.