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The fact that authorities are allowing it to be held at all this year, could be the latest sign of looming new freedoms, step by step trickling into this long-repressed country. Remarkably, the Shwedagon Pagoda was sight of...


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Quick Facts Names: Shwedagon Pagoda; Shwedagon Paya; Shwe Dagon Paya; Shwe Dagon Pagoda Type of site: Buddhist temple; Buddhist shrine. Dates: Founded 6th-10th century AD; first attested in 1485. Location: North...
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In fact all the guidebooks and articles I've read, inevitably use the phrase “time warp” to describe this place. And while the 21st century... Shwedagon Pagoda Line Up. This being a last minute, unplanned trip, I was not able to do as much research as I normally do before I travel. Besides, the only updated guide I could find is the Lonely Planet. Even that seems out of date considering the rapid and recent political changes that are sweeping the country. To say that I felt...
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