Myanmar is an ancient civilization with a long history, and Buddhism has been introduced to Myanmar for more than 25 years. 8 or more believe in Buddhism. Myanmar is a mild climate, beautiful natural scenery of the country, here is known as the country of pagodas, the splendid stupas can be seen everywhere, Buddhists advocate the construction of floating tu, build temples must build pagodas, the whole country of Myanmar is full of pagodas, therefore, Myanmar is also known as the "country of pagodas", the stupas of a thousand forms, the splendid stupas make Myanmar a tourist attraction.

Myanmar is also the heart of the infamous Golden Triangle, home to some of the world's best drugs and jadeite.

Myanmar has experienced a long period of civil strife, which has led to slow economic development and generally poor living standards for its people.

At seven o'clock in the morning, under the leadership of the tour guide, the tourists drove about 13 kilometers southwest by car from Jinghong, the capital of Xishuangbanna, after a two-and-a-half-hour drive, and arrived at the important port market town of the Sino-Myanmar border - Taluo, and the tour guide first led everyone to the "China-Myanmar Street Small Commodity Shopping Market".

In this market, almost all of the items sold are jade.

The entrance of the small commodity market is the highway, walk along the highway, about 500 meters is the border, there are a lot of Chinese policemen near the highway, pedestrians can only walk along the roadside, the other side of the highway is a banana forest, it is not allowed to pass.

There are small stalls on the side of the road selling some Burmese jade, cigarettes, souvenirs and the like.

As the tour guide pointed in the direction of the finger, on a hill opposite Tarak, the Shwedagon Pagoda stands tall, and the tour guide said while walking: "The 47-meter-high Shwedagon Pagoda for Myanmar-China Friendship is a symbol of Buddhist culture in the place, with a magnificent scale and brilliant architecture. ”

Shao Dong and his entourage took pictures here, the background is the Shwedagon Pagoda of China-Myanmar Friendship, people are in China and foreign countries, and the location where the photos were taken is very commemorative.

More than a dozen members of the tour group collectively passed through the border checkpoint and stepped out of the country.

After entering the gate of Myanmar, you will see a huge propaganda poster with the words in both Chinese: Welcome to the Fourth Special Region of Eastern Shan State, Myanmar.

The tour guide explained: "The place we will arrive at will be the capital of the Fourth Special District, Xiaomengla. The Chinese live together with the Burmese and Zen ethnic groups here, and the Chinese is universal, and the renminbi is also universal. The Chan people in Myanmar and the Dai people in Yunnan are actually the same people, but because the national border separates them, it is not uncommon for villagers on both sides of the border to intermarry with each other. ”

Shao Dong and his entourage sat in a group of 10 individual tourists, after arriving in Xiaomengla, the first arrangement was to watch the elephant costume performance, and the next stop was to visit the Shwedagon Pagoda.

"The body of the Shwedagon Pagoda is pasted with more than 1,000 pieces of gold leaf, the gold used has exceeded seven tons, more than 1,000 gold and silver bells are hung around the tower, the top of the tower is all made of gold, and a large number of gems, jade, and diamonds are inlaid around. ”

In front of the Shwedagon Pagoda, there is a large square, there are many Buddhists kneeling or sitting in the square, they put their palms together, quietly looking up at this sacred pagoda, some believers chanting words in their mouths, some believers are doing pious prayers, and some are meditating.

Shao Dong and his entourage stopped here to watch the locals lay flowers in front of the Buddha statue.

"Did anyone make a wish?" asked Wang Bo.

The tour guide explained with a smile: "Burmese people believe that offering flowers is the purest and most beautiful of all things in nature, and offering flowers is the most pious worship, which is the same as the ritual of worshipping incense and praying for blessings in our country." ”

Yao Xue pulled Lu Wenwen and said, "Let's go, let's go and offer flowers." ”

When the two ladies went to make a wish, according to local customs, Shao Dong and Wang Bo took off their shoes and followed the footsteps of the tourists to the Shwedagon Pagoda, which displays the history of the Shwedagon Pagoda and various Buddha statues donated by Buddhists.

A staff member told that the women on the second floor of the Shwedagon Pagoda were not allowed to enter, so Wang Bo pulled Shao Dong and said curiously: "What treasures are there above, let's go and take a look." ”

When they arrived at the second floor of the Shwedagon Pagoda, the two of them looked at it, and there was nothing special, only a few corridors, but from the window they could overlook the city of Xiaomengla.

After admiring the Shwedagon Pagoda, the tour guide led the team to the street of Xiaomengla, on the commercial street lined with clothing stores, the plaques and signboards are in Chinese, many clothing stores have billboards such as "the latest trend in Guangzhou", and the pedestrians on the road also speak Chinese, as if they are on the streets of a small town in China.

The guide let the crowd move freely around the street and meet in the street parking lot after two hours.

"There's nothing special here, and the goods sold are outdated. Lu Wenwen said.

When passing by the roadside stalls where the crowd gathered, Yao Xue was surprised: "Wow, look what it is." ”

I saw that on the roadside stalls, tiger teeth, ivory, owls, and all kinds of strange animals were placed there, and the stall owners peddled them to tourists.

"It's cruel, let's go, let's go. Lu Wenwen frowned and pulled everyone away quickly.

There were still uniformed people on duty on the street, Shao Dong walked in and saw that these people were all loaded with guns, Shao Dong frowned slightly.

Among the accompanying tourists was a man in his forties, wearing a famous brand and a famous watch on his wrist, and everyone called him Mr. Zhang along the way.

Mr. Zhang said with a smile: "It's not time yet, come to Myanmar to play, and the evening is the main show." ”

Wang Bo was curious: "Mr. Zhang, what is the program at night?"

"Didn't you do your homework before you came?" Mr. Zhang said.

"What kind of homework do you do? The people from the travel agency said that there was a project in Yunnan and Myanmar, so we signed up. Wang Bo said.

"Well, then our purpose is different, how can we not see the biggest feature in Myanmar - casinos. Mr. Zhang said.

"We don't gamble, we're here for sightseeing. Let's go back to the hotel and sleep. Wang Bo said.

"Then you go back and ask the tour guide who is leading our tour group. Mr. Zhang said.

In the evening, the tour guide invited a local tour guide named Xiao Wang to lead the team, and the minibus of the tour group carried everyone to a casino in Xiaomengla - Regal Bo, Caiyu, and Lecheng. A large sign in front of the door clearly reads: Chinese tourists are not allowed to enter.

Shao Dong pointed to the sign and asked the tour guide: "People say that it is forbidden to enter, and a few of us are not interested in this kind of place, can we go back to the hotel first?"

The tour guide who led the tour said, "If you have to wait at the door, you will have to wait for a few hours, so let's go in and have a look." ”

Several of the tourists who accompanied me advised: "There is a free rest area inside, and there are free drinks." ”

"Since you're here, sit down for a while. No one forces you if you don't play. ”

"Let's go, go in and see, see what you know. Sit for a while and go. Lu Wenwen said.

Shao Dong had no choice but to follow everyone in, and there was a big man in a suit holding an instrument at the scene, sweeping everyone around and conducting a simple security check. Xiao Wang, the tour guide of the scenic spot, handed out cigarettes and joked to the casino staff.

All four of them were visiting this kind of place for the first time, and although Shao Dong and Wang Bo didn't like this kind of place, they were still shocked by the size of the casino. The decoration here is luxurious, resplendent, a fusion of fashion and luxury fusion of European classical decoration, thousands of square meters of floor tiles are all paved by carefully carved original stones, the ceiling of more than ten meters high is inlaid with gold leaf, there are countless crystal chandeliers hanging overhead, and the light shines on the hall through refraction, glowing with charming colors.

Compared to the Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar, it is a place of great irony, and a reflection of the country's deformed economy.

The hall was crowded, with bursts of excited cheers from time to time, more frustrated cursing, men and women holding a lot of renminbi, their eyes red, playing different games of bo, color. A lot of people look like they haven't slept for days, and they're gamblers who are addicted to gambling.

When Shao Dong and the four of them came to the rest area, the waiter stepped forward and asked, "What do you want to drink?"

"Coke," Wang Bo said.

"Two glasses of water, two glasses of Coke. Shao Dong said to the waiter. "Please wait. The waiter nodded.

Yao Xue looked around a little overwhelmed, and said to Shao Dong, "Let's go." ”

Shao Dong nodded, pulled Wang Bo over and asked in a low voice, "You report the tour group, and you don't look at the itinerary?"

"What about the people who are leading our tour group?" asked Wang Bo.

"I didn't see it, I was still together in the car, but I didn't see him when I entered here, I only saw the tour guide of the attraction named Xiao Wang. ”

"I felt a little wrong. This place is not on the itinerary"

Shao Dong was shocked, and frowned: "Without this place, will we be sold?"

After thinking about it left and right, he said to Wang Bo again: "You look at the two of them, I'll go find Xiao Wang and ask." Wang Bo nodded.

Shao Dong said to Yao Xue and Lu Wenwen: "You two sit for a while, and I'll come back immediately." ”

Shao Dong walked around the hall twice and didn't see the so-called scenic spot guide Xiao Wang, and came to the entrance again, found the strong man who had just checked everyone's security and asked, "May I ask the attraction guide we lead, where is Xiao Wang?"

"Which guide? I don't know. ”

"We just checked security, the one who was joking with you?"

The strong man grinned and said: "Those who are joking may not know each other, there are many people who come to us to play, and the customers are all gods." ”

Shao Dong returned to the rest area and said to Wang Bo: "No, Xiao Wang is gone, I asked the waiter who just gave us the security check, and he said that he didn't know him."

"Don't you know? You see that their enthusiastic communication seems to be unacquainted?" Wang Bo also became cautious, after all, this is a foreign country, and in a deformed social environment, any accident can happen.

Shao Dong sat down and took a sip of water, frowning and pondering, Wang Bo asked again, "Brother Dong, what should we do?"

Yao Xue and Lu Wenwen felt the change in the atmosphere, and they both looked at Shao Dong suspiciously.

Shao Dong said: "We may be sold, don't be afraid, with me, I will try my best to get everyone out of trouble." Remember, listen to me no matter what the situation comes your to. ”

Wang Bo suddenly relaxed, and said with a big grin: "It doesn't matter! Anyway, as long as I am with Lu Wenwen and the best brother, I am not afraid of life or death." ”

Yao Xue said calmly: "That's right! We're not afraid of anything, everyone listens to Shao Dong." ”

"Okay!" Lu Wenwen nodded heavily.

Shao Dong smiled: "It's not that serious, I guess the other party is extorting some money at most." The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, sit quietly and rest, and wait for me to go. "Real lady online service, help you find books to chat with you, please micro/letter/search/search hot online article or rd444 waiting for you to tease~