In the Bagan Nyaung U area, a new rainfall record was set in 60 years, and some of the walls of some of Bagan’s ancient pagodas were reported to have collapsed. September 12, Nyaung Oo City According ...

Throw a stone anywhere and chances are that it will fall on a pagoda. From tiny garages or brick kilns to multi-storey fortresses, some small and squat, others soaring gracefully towards the heavens.

YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar's Shwezigon Pagoda in Bagan welcomed over 380,000 visitors during the Thadingyut holidays from Oct 16 to Oct 20, Myo Min Aung, assistant director of the Bagan's Directorate of ...

Chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown is writing from Myanmar (formerly Burma) as part of a new series “Culture at Risk.” Learn more about why Brown is there in his reflections “Is culture at risk in ...

A pagoda is pictured in the ancient city of Bagan, Myanmar, Aug. 23, 2024. Bagan, an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in central Myanmar's Mandalay Region. With thousands of ...

Myanmar is one of those countries where it feels like time has stopped. It has truly maintained its unique culture. It’s common to see women with thanaka, a yellow paste, on their faces, or locals ...

A woman drives a herd of cattle in the ancient city of Bagan, Myanmar, May 4, 2023. Bagan, an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in central Myanmar's Mandalay Region. With ...

YANGON, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- A ceremony to launch the renovation project of Thatbyinnyu Pagoda aided by China has been held in Myanmar's Bagan, according to a release from the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar ...

(Reuters) - Known as the city of four million pagodas, Myanmar's ancient capital of Bagan is one of Southeast Asia's most important archaeological sites. - Bagan, in central Myanmar, lies on the ...