Ayeyarwady River at Bagan

The Irrawaddy River is the major waterway in the country.


The sources are in the offshoots of the Tibetan Himalayas and the end is in the Andaman Sea via the Ayeyarwady River Delta around Yangon.


the shwezigon pagoda seen from the ayeyarwady
Ayeyarwady at Bagan

This is the life support of Bagan.


Without the mighty stream the center of the country would be extremely dry. On the other hand all governments until today were unable to use the gift of nature in the form of water. Bagan usually is the place were Myanmar holiday starts. 

Bagan and Irrawaddy River plus pagodas

The  Ayeyarwady River  in the 18th Century a beautiful old painting
Ancient Bagan and the river

Unfortunately this great country never had a ruler or capable people to exploit the richness of it. Even today (2014) the only thing they did was moving the problem to another place without any result, now it's at Naypyidaw. 


River life and Pagoda

A ferry trip to the west side
Repairing the boat in a conventional way


Half day journey over the water
Half day journey along pagodas


Some images of pagodas and temples and the Ayeyarwaddy, they are everywhere in the country and often built on prominent places just as the monument above. This huge Buddha shrine is still in good condition and makes a great image, read more.

No comments:

Post a Comment