MANDALAY: VERSO SAGAING E RITORNO

Martedì 8/XII/2015

PAGODA SWAM OO PONNYA SHIN

Sagaing is the capital of Sagaing Division in Myanmar. It is located on the Ayeyarwady River, 20 km to the southwest of Mandalay on the opposite bank of the river. Sagaing is a religious and monastic center, with numerous Buddhist monasteries. It briefly regained is position as a royal capital of Burma from 1760-1764.

The British-built a 16 span Innwa Bridge connects Sagaing with Mandalay, crossing the mighty Ayeyarwaddy River. It was built in 1934.

Sagaing is renowned for its silversmith works at Ywa Htaung quarters and also pottery at Nwe Nyein village.

PAGODA KAUNG HMU DAW

Cette très célèbre pagode, littéralement "la pagode du mérite royal", date de 1632 et a été construite par le roi Tha Lun pour commémorer le rétablissement d'Ava comme capitale. Elle a été bâtie sur le modèle de la pagode Mahazedi à Ceylan (Sri Lanka), et elle est sanctifiée par la relique d'une dent du Bouddha (la dent de Kandy) provenant de ce pays. Une légende tenace affirme que sa forme a été inspirée par le sein de la reine, mais cette histoire aurait été inventée par les tours-operators pour amuser leurs clients, et constitue un sacrilège pour de nombreux bouddhistes.    

U PAIN BRIDGE

(U Bein Bridge, Taungthaman Lake, Amarapura, Mandalay)

U Bein’s bridge is a teak structure that stretches almost 1,200 meters across the Taungthaman Lake, near the ancient Burmese capital of Amarapura. It is said to be the longest and oldest teakwood bridge in the world. The bridge was built in the mid 1800’s by the mayor U Bein by salvaging unwanted teak columns from the old palace when the reigning King Mindon decided to move the capital to Mandalay. U Bein’s bridge is supported by more than 1,000 pillars and thousands of wooden planks. Over time some of the pillars have been replaced by concrete piles to strengthen the structure so that it continues to serve as a main passage indispensable to the daily life of the local people, as well as being an exciting tourist destination.

Amarapura was founded in May 1783 as the capital of the Konbaung Dynasty. It remained so until 1857, when King Mindon began building a new capital city of Mandalay, 11 km north of Amarapura. With the royal treasury depleted by the Second Anglo-Burmese War of 1852, Mindon decided to reuse as much materials from Amarapura in construction of Mandalay. The palace buildings were dismantled and moved by elephant to the new location, and the city walls were pulled down for use as building materials for roads and railways. Unwanted wood from the palace and temples went into building of the bridge.

   

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