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BAGAN
Page 200
One of the great wonders
of Asia – and the world
– with (literally) thousands
of majestic temples rising
from the central plains.
TAUNG KALAT
AND MOUNT
POPA
Page 228
Dramatic volcanic plug
covered in shrines
dedicated to Myanmar’s
bizarre nat spirits.
COLONIAL
ARCHITECTURE,
YANGON
Box, page 63
They may have seen
better days, but Yangon’s
colonial-era buildings and
streetscapes remain
among Asia’s most
impressive colonial-era
relics.
MANDALAY’S
ROYAL CAPITALS
Pages 299–306
Explore the former royal
capitals dotting the
margins of modern
Mandalay: the
backcountry lanes of
rustic Inwa, the
stupa-swathed slopes of
Sagaing and lakeside
Amarapura, home to the
emblematic U Bein teak
bridge.

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