MAWLAMYAING
Destination Accessible From Mawlamyaing
Mawlamyine can be reached by car or by train and from Yangon,
take approximately seven hours to reach there. A pleasant Strand
road is a serene place to stroll watching the colonial buildings
alongside the river. Being the 3rd largest city, it's also
remarkable for the publishing of the 1st English Newspaper "The
Moulmain Chronicle".
The Kyaik-thanlan pagoda was erected in 875 A.D. enshrining a
hair relic of the Buddha together with the Tripitaka manuscripts
and gold images of the Buddha. A big bell on the on the Pagoda
Platform with a Mon inscription and also another bell with an
English inscription dated 30th March 1885: " The famous English
poet Rudyard Kipling wrote about Kyaik-tha-lan Pagoda in his
poem "Mandalay" with the line: By the old Moulmein Pagoda,
looking lazily at the sea".
Kyaikhtiyo (The Golden Rock)
 
A legendary miracle exists at Mon State, a merely 5 hours drive from
Yangon.
Believed to enshrine a hair relic of Buddha, the spire of 18 feet is set atop a
huge boulder where the latter is balanced on the edge of a cliff. A steep
winding uphill path welcomes the pilgrims with a mocking challenge. Hotel
accommodations can be arranged near the Pagoda Terrace.
Hpa – an
Capital of Kayin State and can be reached by car from Yangon across the
Thanlwin River. Although a small town with wide lakes and lush islands, it is a
busy commercial with hustling and bustling of horse carts or trishaws from where
their pride, the Zwekabin Hill can be seen.
Kawgun cave 300 ft long and 200 ft, high can be visited near Kawgun village, two
miles from Hpa-an. It is a natural lime stone cave with the surfaces having clay
Buddha images and votive tablets.
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