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08/08/2015

A postcard from beautiful Myanmar!




Myanmar is a country in Asia. The capital is Nay Pyi Taw. The population is about 53,414,374. Official language is Burmese. Myanmar, also known as Burma, was long considered a pariah state, isolated from the rest of the world with an appalling human rights record. Myanmar is gradually emerging from its international isolation; China is its main ally. Burman dominance over Karen, Shan, Rakhine, Mon, Rohingya, Chin, Kachin and other minorities has been the source of considerable ethnic tension and has fuelled intermittent protests and separatist rebellions. Myanmar has highly fertile soil and important offshore oil and gas deposits. Nevertheless, the economy is one of the least developed in the world, and is suffering the effects of decades of stagnation, mismanagement, and isolation.
Temples and pagodas found throughout Myanmar were built during the 12th and 13th centuries under the Pagan Empire as Theravada Buddhism spread throughout the country. The country has yet to be completely overwhelmed by Western fashion – everywhere you'll meet men wearing skirt-like longyi, women smothered in thanakha (traditional make-up) and betel-chewing grannies with mouths full of blood-red juice.
The national anthem is here:
The postcard depicts the Mandalay Palace, which is the last royal palace of the last Burmese monarchy. The palace was constructed between 1857 and 1859 as part of King Mindon's founding of the new royal capital city of Mandalay. Throughout the British colonial era, the palace was seen by the Burmese as the primary symbol sovereignty and identity. Much of the palace compound was destroyed during World War II by allied bombing; only the royal mint and the watch tower survived. A replica of the palace was rebuilt in the 1990s with some modern materials.
Thanks a lot, CharlesLing-ChihWong!

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