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Yangon remains the largest city and the most important commercial, economic and cultural center of Myanmar. On 7 May 2005, a series of coordinated bombings occurred in the city of Yangon, Myanmar. Eleven people were killed in the attack, and one of the 162 people that were injured was a member of the LCMS mission team to Myanmar. [40]
Downtown Yangon (also known as the Yangon Central Business District or Yangon CBD, formerly the Cantonment) is the central business district of Yangon, Myanmar, located close to the geographic centre of the metropolitan area. The area features many of the city's major arts institutions and sports facilities.
Dagon 11191, Yangon Yangon Division, Myanmar: Type: Museum: Collection size: 4112: Visitors: 98,097(2017-2018) Owner: Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture (Myanmar) Employees: overall 118 employees: Public transit access: Pegu Club Bus Stop (Bus No: YBS 21,39,65,etc) Website: asemus.museum /museum /national-museum-yangon
Yangon City Landmark The Sule Pagoda ( Burmese : ဆူးလေဘုရား ; pronounced [sʰúlè pʰəjá] ) is a Burmese Buddhist stupa located in the heart of downtown Yangon , occupying the centre of the city and an important space in contemporary Burmese politics, ideology and geography.
The Yangon City Heritage List is a list of man-made landmarks in Yangon, Myanmar, so designated by the city government, Yangon City Development Committee. [1] The list consists of 188 structures (as of 2001), and is largely made up of mostly religious structures and British colonial-era buildings.
In June 2013, Philips announced a partnership with the Trust to install 200 LED-lit blue plaques to highlight key cultural heritage sites in the city. [5] There are around 15,000 buildings in Yangon that the Trust wants preserved, and as of 2020 it has helped with 350 conservation projects. [6]
The culture of Myanmar (Burma) (Burmese: မြန်မာ့ယဉ်ကျေးမှု; MLCTS: /mianma yinykye:hmu/) has been heavily influenced by Buddhism.Owing to its history, Burmese culture has significant influence over neighboring countries such as Laos, Siam, Assam and Xishuangbanna regions in China.
Businesses line the street of Yangon's Chinatown. The Chinatown of Yangon or so called Tayoke Tan (Burmese: ရန်ကုန် တရုတ်တန်း; Chinese: 仰光唐人街) lies west of the Sule Pagoda which is located in the centre of Downtown Yangon. 19th Street, Yangon is the main centre of the city's Chinatown.