Day 7 Bagan
Visit the Nyaung Oo colourful Market, Shwezigon Pagoda a prototype of later Myanmar stupa. Then onto Wetkyi-in Gubyaukkyi Temple, boasting fine mural paintings of Jataka scenes. In the afternoon visit a lacquer ware industry and see how to produce a quality lacquer ware. In Myanmar, the origins of the lacquer seems to come from Bagan about 12th - 13th century. Continue your tour by visiting Manuha Temple with gigantic Buddha images, a captive king's impression of life in prison; Nanpaya, an Early-style temple with the finest stone carvings, Ananda Temple, an architectural masterpiece resembling a Greek Cross and Shwesandaw Pagoda for the beautiful sunset.
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