Bagan, detta anche Pagan, è una vasta area archeologica sulle rive del fiume Ayerwaddy disseminata di rovine di magnifici templi, pagoda e stupa che furono costruiti tra l'XI e il XII secolo d.C.

Da sapere

Tempio di Ananda

Bagan divenne alla metà del IX secolo d.C. la capitale di un potente stato creato dal re Anawratha sostenitore del Buddismo Theravada. In questa pianura di 42 km2 nella parte centrale del paese furono costruiti circa 13,000 edifici di cui circa 2200 sono pervenuti a noi. Marco Polo fa riferimento a Bagan descrivendola come una "città dorata animata dal suono di mille campane e del fruscio delle vesti dei monaci".

Come arrivare

Come spostarsi

• For an unparalleled view of the Bagan plain, you can take a hot air balloon ride at sunrise through a company called Balloons Over Bagan.

• It is also possible to rent a horse cart, along with a driver, for around $5 USD per day.

• Travelling around on a rented bicycle is quite easy (you do not have to compete with much vehicular traffic on the roads) and economical (approximately $1.25 USD or half a day). In the morning, before it gets hot, is a particularly pleasant tie to do this. People rise late in Burma, so travelling forth at 8 AM or so really emphasizes the sense of Bagan as "abondoned." Later in the day, particularly during the warm season, it may be uncomfortable to do this.

Da vedere

• Ananda. Bagan's holiest temple, built by the third king, Kyan-zit-tha in 1091. Ananda comes from the Pali word ‘anantapannya’, which means ‘boundless wisdom’. The temple houses four Buddhas facing the cardinal directions, which represent the four Buddhas who have attained Nirvana. The fifth, Maitreya, is yet to appear.

Attività ricreative

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In Bagan You can buy beautiful lacquaware and other handicrafts, but please do bargaining,it is really need.At there you can get copies of mural painting in two types,one on plain sheet of cloth and another on sand cloth. At the main market you can buy cotton shirts and souvenir T-Shirts.

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