Places to see: Indo China

INLE LAKE

The people who live around this serene 22kms long lake are known for their peculiar style of rowing: standing on one leg they use the other leg to row. Floating vegetable gardens are another local specialty: as are the floating markets.

BAGAN

On par with Angor Wat, Bagan ranks as one of the great wonders of the world. Thousands of temples – some complete and some little more than crumbling piles of brick – dot a dry, dusty plain, a legacy of the vision of the devout Buddhist King Anawratha, who ordered the first structures built in 1057. When Kublai Khan pillaged Bagan in 1287 the plain is said to have housed 13,000 pagodas.

MANDALAY

Burma’s second largest city, Mandalay is home to some of Burma’s most beautiful pagodas, including Mahamuni Paya, which holds a famous Buddha image covered in gold leaf and the intricately carved wooden temple Shwe In Bin Kyaung. Famous for its arts and crafts, Mandalay is a good place to buy everything from traditional wooden puppets to hand-woven fabrics.

YANGON (RANGOON)

With its wide street, parks and lakes Yangon has the sleepy charm of a provincial town. Crumbling British colonial mansions stand beside glittering pagodas, including one of the most remarkable religious shrines in all Asia – the magical Shwedagon Pagoda. Much of Yangon’s allure stems from its colourful street life: peddlers hawk stones on the sidewalk in the gem market, rickshaw drivers in striped longyis (sarongs) peddle lazily through tree-lined street and people drink endless cups of sweet, milky tea at roadside tea stalls.
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