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Bagan - Ancient Soul
Located only 145km southwest of Mandalay city, we will feel the complete difference between the two lands. If Mandalay is bustling and noisy with the sound of vehicles and machines, Bagan is a quiet and ancient land. It seems that, over the centuries, despite the outside world developing at a dizzying speed, Bagan is still silent, still maintaining its inherent peace.
Bagan, the ancient capital of Myanmar, with the ruins of temples, pagodas, towers... preserved and maintained to this day.
It is said that Bagan is the “old soul” of Myanmar, and this is not wrong. This place is known as the capital of the Pagan kingdom, the first kingdom to unify Myanmar, from the 9th to the 13th century. This was also the period when Buddhism flourished in this country, with more than 10,000 pagodas, temples and monasteries built. After many historical changes and the depth of time, today the ruins of an ancient kingdom and Buddhist temples still remain at more than 2,000 points.
Bagan - The hazy dawns
This is the land of hazy dawns, golden sunsets over the roofs of enchanting temples and a promised land for those who want to find everything of the past.
City of hazy dawns...
Around 6am, the eastern horizon gradually brightened, glowing brightly. For those who were lucky enough to witness the beauty of the sunrise in Bagan, missing any moment would be the biggest regret. Time seemed to stop, only the sun moved. The sunlight began to spread over the temple roofs, through the morning mist, awakening the green of the vast forests.
Bagan - City of Peace
Horse carts are also a popular means of transportation in Bagan.
There are many means of transportation here, horse-drawn carriages, tuk-tuks, motorbikes, etc. If you see someone riding an electric motorbike, it is probably a tourist. For safety reasons, visitors can only rent an electric motorbike or a horse-drawn carriage to visit. This also partly explains why the air here is quite fresh.
Electric cars are one of the popular means of transportation for tourists in Bagan.
One thing that surprises tourists when they explore this city is that the process of renovating ancient relics damaged by the aftershocks of the earthquakes that occurred in Myanmar in previous years is all done by hand and manually. The workers rebuild the bamboo frame, shape it according to the collapsed architecture, take out each old brick. If any brick is still usable, it will be left, otherwise it will be replaced with new bricks. The patience of the people here makes us admire. It feels like life here has nothing to make them rush, everything is very slow and peaceful.
Bagan is peaceful and quiet.
Coming to Bagan, looking at this peaceful city, people seem to be immersed in a quiet, relaxing space, leaving the hustle and bustle somewhere outside and enjoying every quiet moment of life.
