Holidays in Yangon
Yangon, the country ' s homeland is one of the most unusual cities in the region. An estimated 4 million inhabitants, a vast city, is so abundant with trees and gasolines, which is practically scattered with the surrounding jungle, radically different from the urbanized Asian megapolis. Yangon is often called " Home to the East " . Foreword, Yangon is translated as the end of the discord, the same name was interpreted by British as Rangoon. The history of the city is closely linked to his main virtue, the great pagoda of Sweden, and goes back to Buddha. According to the legend, he gave two trade brothers from Ukkalapa eight hairs from his head and ordered them to be buried near the sacred hill, where the relics of previous Buddh were buried. Brothers, with the help of the King of Myanmar and the Spirits, have found this place. Gautama's rites were buried and covered with gold plates, and the golden pagoda was raised. The pagoda is about 110 metres high, 8,000 gold leaflets, 5,000 diamonds and 2,000 precious and semi-precious stones spent on its decoration.
In Yangon, the Bockake trade area and the Tengyi-Tai market (the capital ' s largest market), the old open market for Bogojok Aung San (Scott-Market) is located on a single street.