Mandalay was the last capital of the former Kingdom of Myanmar. It was established by King Mingdon Min in 1857 and abolished in 1885 by the British. The streets of Mandalay are bustling and noisy compared to Yangon as motor bikes are permitted. We visited the Royal Palace which was mostly a replica built in 1990s as the Palace was destroyed during World War II. We climbed at Mandalay Hill for sunset and the full moon Festival of lights. Fireworks were lit around the Palace moat because of the Festival (Thudingyut). We saw gold leaf being made which is applied to buddha images as temple offerings. At the Moustache Brothers home-theatre, the three brothers and their wives put on an entertaining show of political satire and ethnic dance to support their work helpng political prisoners. Around Mandalay we visited interesting temples including Kuthodaw Pagoda with the world's biggest book (the Buddhist Canon) inscribed on 729 marble slabs, the intricately carved teak monestary of Shwenandaw Kyaung and the Mahamuni Pagoda with a 2000 year old buddha image thickly covered in gold leaf. At Amarapura we walked across U Bein's Bridge a 1.2 km teak bridge and the longest wooden footbrige in the world. It was built across Taungthaman Lake by Mayor U Bein who salvaged the unwanted teak columns from the old royal palace.
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