Most of them are Burmese, followed by Chinese, Bengalis, Indians, etc., so walking on the streets of Myanmar has a very exotic feeling.

Thayer said: "Our streets in Myanmar are far less clean than Singapore, not as clean as Brunei, Brunei is also very clean, they are relatively wealthy in Southeast Asia, although their degree of modernization is much higher than that of Myanmar, high-rise buildings, their construction is really very good, I also admit this, Myanmar's streets look a lot behind, some roads are relatively old, dilapidated, some stair handrails, sanitation does not look very clean." ”

"So Laos and Myanmar are still relatively backward, we are still more envious of Singapore and Brunei, where life is much more modern, high-rise buildings, but our local people are relatively simple, the material conditions are much worse, the economy is backward, people's desires have also decreased a lot, from clothing, from the food eaten, although it cannot be compared with those developed regions, but the Burmese people are still very hard. ”

"It's a little more industrious than the Vietnamese, and you can see people on the street carrying clay pots or baskets on their heads, pulling their children and bringing things to their homes. ”

"People here are very satisfied with their current life, and they live very comfortably, because they have been poor for a long time, people will not have high material requirements, and they will not be like Chinese girls who have to be picky when looking for a boyfriend, and they have to consider a lot of material conditions, requiring the man to have a house, a car, and a deposit, and a dowry, and some rules and regulations will be much less. ”

"If there is a Chinese guy who can't find a girlfriend in China, he is also welcome to come to our Myanmar to find a girl from Myanmar, we still have a lot of beautiful girls in Myanmar, although they are poor, and they don't have extra money to buy cosmetics and skin care products, but Myanmar girls are still very virtuous and traditional. ”

"Patriarchy is more serious here in Myanmar than in China, and boys are generally the main labor force in the family, and boys need to work to earn money to support their families, and parents will have higher hopes for boys, but hope that girls will get married as soon as possible. ”

"Girls in Myanmar have always been indoctrinated that after marrying into their in-laws' family, they must follow their husbands, even if their husbands are very poor, they rarely divorce, unless they really can't get by!"

"I'm going to talk about it again, let's talk about it again!"

The Ayeyarwady River valley is between the western mountains and the Shan State Plateau, and there are remnants of volcanic lava terrain in the valley, and some areas are alluvial plains of the Ayeyarwady River, the Chindun River and the Siddang River, which can be divided into upper valleys, upper valleys, lower valleys, deltas, Bago Mountains, Siddang valleys and other communities.

The upper valleys are mountainous, with small prominent hills on the middle valley plains, and narrower lower valley plains and wider near the delta.

The Irrawaddy River is the largest river in Myanmar and one of the major rivers in the Indochina Peninsula in Asia.

There are two branches of the river source, the east source is called the Enmei Kaijiang River, which originates near Chayu in China, and the west source Maili Kaijiang originates in the mountainous areas of northern Myanmar, and the two rivers are called the Irrawaddy River in the north of Myitkyina City.

The Irrawaddy River meanders from north to south, and finally divides into multiple streams and flows into the Andaman Sea in the Indian Ocean, where the upper reaches of the Irrawaddy River from Guidao to Mandalay pass through the First Gorge and the Second Gorge successively.

"When we talk about the Irrawaddy Delta, we have to mention Yangon again. ”

"I also introduced Yangon to you before, Yangon was the capital of Myanmar in the past, although it is not the capital now, but Yangon is still very important to Myanmar!"

Yangon is located on the east side of the delta, backed by the Bago Mountains, facing the deep and calm Yangon River, although not far from the estuary, but 10,000 tons of sea ships can reach Yangon Wharf, is the largest commercial port in Myanmar, the annual throughput is almost the largest in Myanmar, but also the largest throughput seaport in Myanmar, the import and export of goods, most of them through Yangon distribution, is the main transportation hub at home and abroad in Myanmar.

Yangon is also connected to the Irrawaddy River, the Lai Tun River and ports on the delta via the lower reaches of the Yangon River, where Myanmar's railways and roads converge, and Yangon is also the country's railway center and largest city.

The Irrawaddy River and its tributaries are also an important waterway for floating timber, and the mountainous areas along the Irrawaddy River and its tributaries are densely forested and diverse, among which teak is the most valuable.

"I also introduced the teak of Myanmar before, which is very famous in Myanmar, which is the world's main exporter of teak, known as the country of teak, it contains most of the world's teak resources, and the cut teak is transported to the nearby river by elephants, and then rafted to Yangon during the rainy season, and then transported to the rest of the world. ”

Most of the precious jade, amber and gemstones produced in northern Myanmar and most of the agricultural products from central Myanmar are transported to all parts of Myanmar through the Yi River and its tributaries.

Myanmar is an oil-rich country, in addition to meeting Myanmar's domestic needs, but also a small amount of exports, the middle and lower reaches of the Irrawaddy River valley is the main producer of Myanmar oil, the country's oil fields and refineries are almost all distributed along the Irrawaddy River, most of the oil produced by these fields is also transported to the refinery through the Irrawaddy River waterway.

That is, with these industries as the support of Myanmar, Myanmar can still ensure the basic life of Myanmar people, and they can still live a peaceful and comfortable life in Myanmar. ”

"After coming to Myanmar, you will find that although some parts of Myanmar are poor, it is not that they are not underfed and clothed, like those backward places in Africa have to starve, Myanmar can still eat, although they live poorly, they can still live. ”

Zhou Sen asked: "Is the tide rising in this place, and how is the flood control work done?"

"The Irrawaddy Delta is located in the southwest monsoon region of Asia, and the climate and hydrology are clearly dominated by the southwest monsoon, which is often flooded during the rainy season, from mid-May to the end of October. ”

"This is also more troublesome for us, there is plenty of water, raising a person, but there are also troubles, there will be high tides, and in the dry season, from March to mid-May, the rainfall is scarce, the river level drops, a large number of beaches and islands are exposed in the river valley, and the river narrows, in the upper reaches of the Yijiang River, this is the case, the seasonality is still relatively obvious. ”

"In the Miaowang area between the lower reaches of the Irrawaddy River and the delta, the maximum flow of water during the flood season is really amazing, especially when there is a typhoon, there are even more floods here, and every flood season, the local governance work has to be tested. ”

"The Irrawaddy River, which flows from north to south through valleys, plains and lower deltas, is the main artery of north-south communication in Myanmar, among which the central plains and lower deltas are the most densely populated and economically developed areas in Myanmar. ”

Thayer accompanied Zhou Sen to stand on the high mountain, looking into the distance, the Irrawaddy River in front of him was slowly flowing, which still made everyone very emotional.

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