As I rise from the ground in the basket of a hot-air balloon, dawn is breaking and the first of hundreds of ancient temples comes into view. Through the early morning fog, I make out a red-brick ...

Chan Wunna Soe is reciting by heart the history of the famous Shwezigon pagoda in Nyaung-U near the ancient city of Bagan to a captivated group of pilgrims. Despite the midday sun beating down on him, ...

YANGON (Xinhua): The Chinese Consulate General in Myanmar's Mandalay has donated lighting equipment for Shwezigon Pagoda (pic), a famous Buddhist stupa. A handover ceremony was held at the Shwezigon ...

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 ...