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Travelogue (Taunggyi)
Travelogue (Taunggyi)
View video at http://www.myanmar-embassy-tokyo.net/ Text and photos at http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/pages/traveltg.html =========================================== Mingabalar, today we are going to present MRTV-3 travelogue programme to Taunggyi. From Yangon to Taunggyi is over 456 miles long. Taunggyi can be reached by car or by train or by plane. The advantage of traveling by car is you can study the economic and social life of local people on the way. If you choose to travel by car from Yangon to Taunggyi, we would have to pass through Bago and Mandalay divisions. We have left Yangon since 2 O'clock in the afternoon and now is 6:30 in the evening and we have passed 180 miles from Yangon and it is the entrance of Taungoo apart of the Bago Division. And now is the time for dinner so we are stopping at one of the food shops on the way and to have a dinner. On the way, there are 24 hours food shops, where you can take the break. After a long drive from Yangon, we now take a stop at Swa where we have to take coffee or tea or cold drinks for night snacks. Eventhough it is a night time, there are still many vendors selling the local produce such as palms, oranges and sticky rice with bamboo stick. After reaching Yinmabin, the ascent begins. The weather is getting cool as you near Kalaw nick named as the bank city which is the favorite town for tourists. Then, you will reach Aung Pan in a short time. When we are now arriving at Aung Pan, 36 miles to go to Taunggyi, it's very early morning. So we have an early breakfast with the Shan traditional noodles. After a long drive from Aung Pan, we will be in Taunggyi. The landscape is quite different, fresh mountain air will refresh the tiredness after a long journey. Taunggyi meaning huge mountain is situated in southern Shan State and it is the capital city of the Shan State. And it has cool weather and the weather is so moderate but right now the weather is so cool and the temperature is 5C. And it is situated 1,650 feet at the lowest and 5,910 feet at the highest above the sea level. The capital city is surrounded with high mountains and it is situated on high plateau. There are also religious buildings, pagodas, beautiful parks and other interesting places to visit. Moreover houses, government buildings, private owned business centers and hospitals, food and clothing stores and international standard hotels are everywhere. While in Taunggyi, you can also visit Shan State's cultural museum where exhibitions is on the traditions and customs of Shan nationals, their daily households are items and cultural heritage may be observed. When you are in Taunggyi, you should wish to taste Shan traditional food especially in the early morning. It is the must for everyone to have Shan noodle, steamy Shan noodle and it can be served with mustard pickle. Here is a lime, here as a chilli and here is a sauce and here is a sugar. I like a little bit chilli because of the cold weather. So I add chilli. Taunggyi market day is booming with business where local residents attiring in traditional costumes are bargaining. The price is reasonable and all the agricultural produce here have a good demand in lower Myanmar regions. Every year, visitors from far and near flock to Taunggyi to joy Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival there. Communal Kahtina offering procession, day and night events of hot air balloons launching competitions, lighting processions are breath-taking. And every visitors can participate joyously. So you may come and joy this joyous Taunggyi Tazaundaing Lighting Festival next time. |
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