Flags of the World | Myanmar

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The current flag of Myanmar was adopted in 2010 to replace the former flag in use since 1974. The new flag was introduced along with implementing changes the country's new name:  Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

Inle Lake | Myanmar

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Inle Lake is a freshwater lake located in the heart of Myanmar’s Shan State. It is the second largest lake in Myanmar. The lake is famous for its scenic beauty and the unique leg-rowing of the Inthas, the native lake-dwellers. 

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Ancient city of Bagan | Myanmar

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Bagan is an ancient city located in the Mandalay Region of  Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Kingdom of Pagan. Bagan has an overwhelming number of 2,000 monuments, covering an area of 16 square miles. Bagan is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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A stamp to celebrate the 27th Southeast Asian Games, held in Myanmar in 2013.

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Ancient city of Bagan | Myanmar

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Bagan is an ancient city located in central Burma (Myanmar). From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Kingdom of Pagan. Bagan is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

 

It is one of the world’s greatest archeological sites with 2,200 temples survive, a legacy of the Buddhist belief that to build a temple was to earn merit.

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A matching stamp.

Novice Monks in Myanmar/Burma

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Myanmar is one of the most devout Buddhist countries in the world. About 90% of the people in Myanmar are Buddhist. It is estimated that about half a million monks live in Myanmar.

Men are supposed to enter the monkhood twice in their lives, once as a novice aged between 10 and 20, and once as a fully ordained monk any time after their 20th birthday. Often the young novices start their monastic life at the age of nine or ten.

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A stamp to honor the 27th SEA Games, hosted by Myanmar from 11 to 22 Dec 2013. SEA stands for South East Asian.

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Po Win Taung Caves near Monywa, Myanmar (Burma)

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Po Win Taung is a Buddhist cave complex located near the city of Monywa in Myanmar/Burma. The complex contains 947 small and large richly decorated caves. The caves are decorated with Buddhist statues and murals dating to the 17th and 18th centuries.

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A stamp to honor the 27th SEA Games, hosted by Myanmar from 11 to 22 Dec 2013. SEA stands for South East Asian.

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Kaungh Mu Daw Pagoda from Myanmar

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The Kaungh Mu Daw Pagoda is a large pagoda on the northwestern outskirts of Sagaing in central Myanmar (Burma). It is known for its egg-shaped design, which stands out among more traditional-style, pyramid-shaped Burmese pagodas.

The enormous dome rises 46 m (151 feet) in the shape of a perfect hemisphere and was modeled after the Maha Zeti Pagoda in Ceylon.

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Myanmar Harp (Saung) used in traditional Burmese music.

It travelled more than three months because it was "missent to Thailand".

Sule Pagode from the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

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Yangon, also known as Rangoon,  is a former capital of Burma. In 1989, the military government officially changed the English translations of many colonial-era names; among these changes was the alteration of the name of the country from "Burma" to "Myanmar".  The capital is now Naypyidaw.

The Sule Pagoda is located in the heart of Yangon. A pagoda, in Southeast Asia, is a cone-shaped monumental structure built in memory of Buddha.

(sources: Wikipedia, www.myanmars.net)

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Myanmar Harp (Saung) used in traditional Burmese music.

It travelled more than three months because it was "missent to Thailand".

The Bupaya Pagoda from Myanmar

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Bupaya Pagoda is a famous pagoda located in Bagan (formerly Pagan), along the banks of the Ayeyarwady River. The pagoda is small in size, and is widely believed to have been built in the 200s by King Pyusawhti.

The original pagoda was completely destroyed in the 1975 earthquake, and was reconstructed using modern materials, with less adherence to the original construction design. Bagan is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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ASEAN Joint stamp issue - Presidential Palace, Hanoi (2007)

The stamp is dated 19 September 2011. So it travelled more than 3 months! But there is a sticker on the back “ missent to Thailand”.