From golden stupas glinting in the sunlight to ancient temples whispering tales of centuries past, the pagodas of Myanmar are not just places of worship but also architectural wonders and cultural ...
Since 1996 the Myanmar government has sponsored a campaign ... We putter slowly toward a distant spit of land crowned with a golden stupa: Eya village. The last village on the Irrawaddy.
Climbing a small, scrubby hill behind the little riverside town of Mrauk U, a dreamy landscape reveals itself, of centuries-old stupas wreathed ... the western corner of Myanmar, with poor ...
An opium poppy farm in Pekon Township in Shan State, Myanmar, in November.Credit...Adam Ferguson for The New York Times Supported by By Hannah Beech Reporting from Shan and Karen states in Myanmar ...