Myanmar - Mandalay & Around (PDF Chapter)

This is the Mandalay & Around chapter from Lonely Planet’s Myanmar guide-book.

The Mandalay region is the major population centre of Upper Burma, itself the cradle of Bur-mese arts, culture and civilisation. Where Yangon is a diverse microcosm of the nation, Mandalay remains an urban expression of Burmese ethnic identity.

• watch sunrise or sunset from the world’s longest teak bridge, U-Bein Bridge, in Amarapu-ra
• maps
• survey Sagaing’s monastery-dappled green hills and the endless gilded pagodas of Shin Pin Nan Kain
• transport
• ponder the king-sized unfinished stupa of Mingun Paya
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Mandalay & Around, Amarapura, Inwa (Ava), Sagaing, Mingun, Paleik.