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Trade with India during the Pyu period brought deep cultural contacts heavily influencing many aspects of visual culture in Myanmar. However, scholarship and archaeology on Pyu, Mon and Dvaravati art in neighbouring Thailand were biased by colonial attitudes in the 20th century, placing a greater emphaisis on comparisons to well-documented Gupta art.
The Hall of Ethnic Culture on the fourth floor shows national dresses and traditional artifacts of various ethnic groups of Myanmar. The fifth floor of the museum consists of halls for the Buddha Images, dating back to the Pyu Period and up to the present day. Items used for food for monks Burmese marionettes (Yoke thé)
The Burmese ascribe a flower to each of the twelve months of the traditional Burmese calendar. [1] However, two flowers are seen as national symbols. The padauk ( Burmese : ပိတောက် ) is referred to as the national flower of Myanmar and is associated with the Thingyan period (Burmese New Year, usually mid-April).
Besides the older National Museum of Myanmar in Yangon, it is the second of the two national museums for Burmese art, history and culture in Myanmar. [ 1 ] The construction of the museum was started on 3 June 2010, and the museum was opened on 15 July 2015. [ 2 ]
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also called Burma, ratified the convention on 29 April 1994. [3] As of 2022, Myanmar has two sites on the list: Pyu Ancient Cities were listed in 2014 and Bagan in 2019. [3] Both sites are cultural. In addition, Myanmar has 15 sites on its tentative list. [3]
The National Kandawgyi Botanical Gardens (Burmese: ကန်တော်ကြီး အမျိုးသား ရုက္ခဗေဒ ဥယျာဉ်; formerly National Botanical Gardens) is a 177 hectare botanical garden located in the Alpine town of Pyin U Lwin (formerly Maymyo), Burma, situated at an elevation of 1000 metres (3,605 ft) and 69 km (43 mi) by road from Mandalay. [1]
Between the rows of stone-inscription stupas grow mature star flower trees (Mimusops elengi) that emanate a jasmine-like fragrance to the entire complex. Burmese families may be seen having a picnic in the cool shade under these trees, picking the flowers to make star flower chains for the Buddha or to wear in their hair, or the children ...
Construction of the Buddha began on 14 June 2020, [6] and was announced in state-run newspapers in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. [7] The image's name Maravijaya, literally means "to conquer Mara (မာန်နတ်)." [5] Ongoing construction was overseen by allies of the military junta, Ashin Chekinda and Sitagu Sayadaw. [8]