Chapter 581: Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon

Finally came out of Weng Hong's chattering and advice, Zhang Tianyuan's ears were numb when he heard it, I don't know if Liu Mengxun will become like this when he gets older, if this is the case, he can only hide quietly, once the menopause of a woman arrives, it is really unbearable.

After coming out, Zhang Tianyuan told him about the room, and he moved to the fifth floor with Shelin, and the room on the fourth floor was given to Xiao Fengrui and Mu Yi's bodyguards, both of whom brought two bodyguards.

When Zhang Tianyuan went up to the fifth floor, he met Mao Shifa who was about to eat outside, Mao Shifa heard that Zhang Tianyuan was going to move to the fifth floor, and he was also very happy, so he invited Zhang Tianyuan to eat together.

So the three of them went to the restaurant together, and when they finished eating, Mao Shifa introduced the situation in Myanmar to Zhang Tianyuan.

"Boss Zhang, it is not possible to come to Myanmar and not go to Yangon, although Naypyidaw is now the capital of Myanmar, but no matter which aspect, it cannot be compared with the original capital Yangon, let's go and have fun, anyway, the jade public market will start tomorrow, there is still more time today, from here to Yangon by plane, there is less than an hour. ā€

Of course, this is just Mao Shifa's Jian yƬ, he is a local, although he has been doing business in China all the year round, but after all, he is a Burmese, and Yangon is often visited. In fact, his current home is in Yangon.

"What's so interesting about Myanmar? What is the culture here besides Buddhism, I have this world, it's better to go to Naibi City to eat Ose urine shrimp, not to mention that the weather is so hot, isn't this a sin?" Although Zhang Tianyuan said that he could use the air qi to regulate his body temperature, the steaming weather outside made people a little unbearable at first glance.

"Boss Zhang. You've figured it out. Tomorrow, once the Emerald Gong plate starts, we will have to stay in Naypyidaw, and we can eat Osse urine shrimp at any time, but go to Yangon. You'll have time for the next few days. If you don't go. Forget it, anyway, I want you to have a good time shopping, I'm already familiar with Yangon. It doesn't matter if you go or not. Mao Shifa really wanted to stammer Zhang Tianyuan, his own home was in Yangon, so there was really no need to go back on such a hot day.

"Brother Zhang, as far as I know, Yangon is a beautiful coastal city with tropical scenery. The city is surrounded by water on three sides, with the Bago River to the east, the Yangon River to the south, and the Lai River, one of the Irrawaddy rivers that flow into the Haihan River, to the west. Stretching north from the Yangon River to the south between the east and west rivers is a bustling business district, with straight and spacious streets filled with flowers and green trees on the sidewalks. The city's folk architecture is traditional Burmese-style, but there are also many Western-style buildings. The Burmese Government Building, the Central Bank, the Customs Office, the Yangon Station, and the Post and Telecommunications Building are all British-style buildings. There is Miao Ya Lake in the north of the city, and Ganjidao Lake in the south, the water of the lake is clear and sparkling, like two shining emeralds. Or go there, some of the places of interest in Myanmar are still very good, since you are here, you can have a good time, the air here is much better than the imperial capital. Snake Lin thought about it, and also felt that Zhang Tianyuan should be allowed to play, otherwise, wouldn't this Myanmar come for nothing, and if you don't go to Yangon in Myanmar, it means that you didn't come.

Hearing Snake Lin say this, Zhang Tianyuan couldn't help but glance at Snake Lin in wonder and said, "Snake team, I heard from Wang Dynasty Mahan that Myanmar is very dangerous, do you dare to go out to play?"

Zhang Tianyuan never forgot what he heard from Wang Dynasty Mahan, he felt that those two people would not harm him, so he cautiously asked Snake Lin, Snake Lin is the leader of those two, and he will be more aware of this situation.

Snake Lin shook his head with a smile and said: "Don't listen to their nonsense, they are occupational diseases, you know, what we did in the past were dangerous things, so what we encountered, it was dangerous." This is the same as if you deal with car accidents every day, you will find that this car is simply unoperable, in fact, most people are still fine driving, otherwise, this person should die. Naypyidaw is the capital of Myanmar, while Yangon is the original capital, and the security is very good, even in the current border areas, except for a few places, most of the places are still safe, not as chaotic as they say. ā€

"Yes, yes, Yangon is very safe, Boss Zhang, let's go, I have acquaintances, I can get a plane ticket immediately, and it is a round trip, let's go back tomorrow morning." Mao Shifa heard the meaning of this, and felt that Zhang Tianyuan had the possibility of going, so he hurriedly added a handful of firewood: "That's right, there are still many antiques and works of art sold in Yangon, especially the carvings that are more famous here. ā€

Listening to Mao Shifa and Snake Lin say this, Zhang Tianyuan really got interested, it's not easy to come to Myanmar once, if you don't go to Yangon to play, it's really a pity, he's not bad for money now, even if he can't come back when the jade public plate starts tomorrow, it's okay, there will generally be no good things on the first day, and no one will make a move.

The three of them sat in a car with a hair of hair, this kid lost Zhang Tianyuan's help, made a lot of money, and bought a house and a car after he came back, the car is also quite a good German car, there is air conditioning, and it is very easy to use, and finally there is no need to suffer as when he came out of the airport, and this good car is different, the road is much faster, before taking the taxi, it is almost the same as the speed of the electric motorcycle, it is estimated that the engine is not good.

It took about 45 minutes to fly from Naypyidaw to Yangon, which was unimaginable in the past, mainly because Naypyidaw Airport is now open to the public, and in the past, it was only allowed to take military officials, and ordinary people didn't want to take it at all, but if they wanted to take a train or a car. Then you'll have to endure long bumps.

Myanmar's domestic railway lines are of good quality, but they take longer, seats are limited, and there are no dining cars, so passengers must prepare their own food and drinks. The cabins of the trains are divided into ordinary and upper class, the latter of which is characterized by the addition of film screenings. Trains with sleepers are also available in regular and upper berths, with the latter being four-person cabins with bathrooms, refrigerators, televisions and film projection equipment.

After getting off the plane, the three of them first went to Mao Shifa's house, rested for a while, and then took the car to the Shwedagon Pagoda. If you come to Myanmar, don't look at Yangon. That means that you have never been to Myanmar, so if you come to Yangon and don't see the Shwedagon Pagoda, it is equivalent to not coming to Yangon. Mao Shifa's home is about ten minutes away from the Shwedagon Pagoda, and the scenery along the way. Zhang Tianyuan can be regarded as having a good appreciation. Anyway, you don't need him to drive.

Yangon is home to numerous pagodas that are either gilded or white-stoned. The most famous of the stupas is the world-famous Shwedagon Pagoda, which is located on the sacred mountain in the north of the city and is the highest point in the city. Yangon still retains its colonial character as a port city in its glory days.

Yangon looks like a huge park. Everywhere there are plants, flowers and pagodas. A monk with his bare left shoulder and a red robe floats barefoot in the street. Yangon has the dark red roofs of British architecture left over from the colonial era, the moss-covered tops of Hindu temples inlaid with statues of various gods, the roofs of square boxes invented by modern civilization, stupas, churches, and doves frolicking in the sky. Most of the cars look like they came out of scrapyards, mostly rusted, and due to the blockade of the West, it is difficult for Myanmar to import cars, many of which are from the Ne Win era. Classic cars, jeeps, and old-fashioned British-designed buses made in India abound.

Many of the open-air baths, separated from the street by a wall, were greeted by a group of women, wrapped in skirts, with some plump shoulders peeking out of the wall, who were being poured water on their bodies with wooden buckets, laughing loudly, washing, and one by one going out of the walls to wring the water out of their hair. At the same time, a group of monks walked barefoot, each holding a brown-red oil-paper umbrella. There's a textile shop somewhere, and it's so plain that you want to buy a sack. Behind the shop is the workshop, and outside the workshop is the village, which used to be hidden behind the street. A dozen old looms are working rhythmically in the workshop, which looks like a 19th-century British weaving workshop, but the workers' costumes don't look like workers, like dancers. Outside the workshop, there were two cauldrons, the fog was steaming, two shirtless men were dyeing cloth, and the dogs were wandering around the workshop like foremen. Huge city of life, full of life, using old household goods.

Shwedagon Pagoda is the earliest famous building in Yangon and a major shrine in Buddhism in the world. Burmese people call Shwedagon Pagoda "Rui Daguang Pagoda", in Burmese, "Rui" means "gold", "Daguang" is the ancient name of Yangon. The Golden Pagoda was built in 585 B.C., according to legend, when there was a famine in India, the Burmese Kogada Putuo brothers transported a boatload of rice to the relief, when they returned from India, they brought back 8 roots of the hair of Shakyamuni Buddha, with the help of the dynasty to build this pagoda, the Buddha hair was hidden in the pagoda.

Before arriving at the Shwedagon Pagoda, Zhang Tianyuan had already seen the towering golden spire from the car window, and there were countless small towers around, which felt like a holy place for Buddhism, which really opened Zhang Tianyuan's eyes, although he knew that the Burmese people believed in Buddhism, but when he arrived in Yangon, he really found that he was still a little lonely, and the country's worship of Buddhism has indeed far exceeded that of China and India, which is too shocking.

"Good guy, this is the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, how tall is this thing, it looks so eye-catching!"

Zhang Tianyuan is studying archaeology, so for the ancient things left behind, whether foreign or domestic, that has a strong interest, this Yangon Shwedagon Pagoda is not only majestic and magnificent, but also very exquisite, standing in the distance, you can see that the beautiful Golden Pagoda has both the feminine softness and the masculine majesty, which seems to confirm the view that the Buddha has no gender, and can transform sentient beings.

The Shwedagon Pagoda in the distance looks very much like an upside-down giant clock, because the color is mostly golden, so you can't even tell what its material is from a distance, and you may inadvertently think that the Shwedagon Pagoda is made of gold.

This thing is like the Great Wall of the imperial capital, and it can be regarded as a landmark building in Myanmar. (To be continued......)