Category: Myanmar

Home to Buddhist temples, pagodas and stupas, Bagan became a Unesco World Heritage site this year. It is also where thousands of monks live, learn and pray.

Source: Bagan: The serenity hidden within – SilverKris

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Bagan authorities have prohibited smoking in eight more areas of the ancient capital, bringing to 56 the number of smoke-free zones at the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Source: Eight more Bagan sites declared smoke-free

Join us for a celebration of Myanmar’s world-renowned heritage.

Source: Land of a Thousand Pagodas: The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bagan

One hopes the UNESCO World Heritage recognition of Myanmar’s temple city will also ensure its preservation…

Source: Bagan: Pride, pagodas and the UNESCO World Heritage tag

Undoubtedly the best way to experience the more than 2,000 temples and pagodas at the Unesco World Heritage Site is from the basket of a hot-air balloon.

Source: What to do in Bagan – Myanmar’s ancient temple city is one of Asia’s architectural marvels

Karen Rubin was surprised by the fact it is in only a two-hour flight from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to Yangon (formerly known as Rangoon), Myanmar, the third leg of the Global Scavenger Hunt, a 23-day around-the-world mystery tour, arriving at the five-star hotel, the Sule Shangri-la, around…

Source: Going places: Global Scavenger Hunt, Leg 3: Myanmar, the Golden Land, lets the outside world in – The Island Now

Myanmar, India and China have all pursued UNESCO World Heritage status for sites of mass victimisation of minorities.

Source: How ethnonationalists use the UNESCO World Heritage label

With no quick fix in sight for intrusive hotels and tourism-related accommodations, the legacy of years of mismanagement continues to be felt in the ancient city.

Source: Despite World Heritage Status, Bagan’s Future Far From Assured

With Chinese tourism in Myanmar up, the local travel industry must contend with zero-budget Chinese travel packages and a lack of local Mandarin speakers, sources say.

Source: Chinese Tourism in Myanmar Growing, While Industry Still Adapts

Hundreds of cyclists rode around Myanmar’s ancient capital of Bagan to celebrate the Buddhist temple complex being inscribed as a World Heritage Site…

Source: Myanmar Cyclists Tour Bagan To Celebrate UNESCO World Heritage

Security has been increased around the temples of Bagan, Myanmar, to stop tourists from climbing them. The move is to preserve the city’s 3,500 12th to 14th-century stupas, temples, monasteries…

Source: Bagan temple climbing off-limits as city named Unesco site

The government is working on urban development in Bagan, Myanmar’s new UNESCO World Heritage site, according to the Department of Archaeology and National Museum and Library.

Source: Officials plan to extend urban area in Bagan

Source: Bagan Has Been Added as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here are 5 Fun Ways to Explore this Gem in Myanmar

Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the quiet energy of Bagan is soon to change. Here’s why you should visit the ancient city now.

Source: Why you should visit the quiet tranquility of Bagan before it’s too late

The UNESCO award may spur Myanmar to engage more with the outside world, says Myanmar affairs expert Nehginpao Kipgen.

Source: Commentary: Bagan’s UNESCO World Heritage a win for Myanmar in more than one way

Myanmar’s ancient temple city of Bagan has been listed as a World Heritage site by the United Nations. Located in the country’s Mandalay region, the city has more than 3,000…

Source: Myanmar’s ancient temple city of Bagan listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site