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Mann Shwesat Taw Pagoda Festival
 The Shwesat Taw Pagoda trustee and the people from that region celebrate the
pagoda festival on February 11th to March 10th. On that day, you can see not
only the local pilgrims but also the pilgrims from the foreign countries.
At the compound of that festival, there are 500 lodging houses and 600 stalls.
The cost of the lodging house is from K. 7000 to K. 12000. In one house, 5 to 8
persons can stay. At stalls, you can get the Myanmar traditional goods such as
Myanmar Thanatkhar and the cotton blankets of that region.
At present Mann Shwesat Taw is not well known among tourists. Since Shwesat Taw
as a tourist site one can observe the ways of life in that festival period it is
worth while to drop in on the way to Bagan.
200th Anniversary of Mingun Bell
 In 1808, the King Bodawpaya built the
Mingun Bell which weigh 90 tons (55, 555 viss). We noted as “Min
Phyu Hman Hman Pyaw” in Burmese as a code. Currently, it is
going to be 200 years old in 2008 and the second biggest bell in
the world.
The biggest bell on the world is in Moscow and it is tree times
bigger than the Mingun Bell. Mingun Bell is claimed to be the
largest hung, un-cracked bell in the world. Actually there was
world biggest bell in Myanmar which was built by King Damasadi
but destroyed by Portuguese.
Mingun Bell is one of the ancient bell and many foreigners come
to see it almost every year.
Kyaik Khauk Pagoda Festival in Thanlyin
 Thanlyin is a small town, just 30
minutes drive from Yangon across the Thanlyin Bridge which built
over Yangon River. Ancient Kyauk Khauk Pagoda is famous in
Thanlyin because of Buddha’s hair relics had enshrined many
years ago.
Kyaik Khauk Pagoda festival celebrates every year in 14th to
22nd February. The festival is teeming with music troops,
traditional dance performances, puppet show held in temporary
theatres, vendors of miscellaneous item and food stalls. Local
pilgrims visit to pay homage and enjoy the festival.
Lacquer-ware of Bagan
 It has been started since around the
King Bagan’s age. 70 percent of population in Bagan work focus
on the lacquer business. There are many lacquer-ware factories
in Bagan of different sizes.
In lacquer making, the main thing is latex. It takes for 8
months seasoning to get good quality. Most of the customers are
the hotel, the restaurant, the embassy offices and economic
business focus on the lacquer.
One lacquer-ware worker earns K. 1,000~ K. 3,000 per day depends
on the skill.
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