Po Win Daung cave | Photo (original) (raw)
Beautiful Lying Buddha statue surrounded by extraordinary 18th century wall paintings within one of many caves in Po Win Daung one hour drive from the city of Monywa
72) Monywa - One million Buddhas and we still did not have enough
October 14th 2005
The end of our stay in Mandalay was coming closer and we tried to organise our trip to Lake Inlay although we would really have wanted to visit another place around Mandalay, Monywa. But the taxi was very expensive for only two people and somehow we had not managed to find others who wanted to see the place. We were sitting in the hotel lobby when a French couple (Huguette and Jean-Marc) en ... read more
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Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth wa... ... read more