Snapshots

Myanmar marionettes are handled through strings attached to the forehead, neck, spine, elbows and hands, knees and heels. The criterion of the highest talent in puppetry is that the small wooden dolls must be completely life-like. This means that the puppeteers have mastered their art to such a degr

The ruins of a historical building, located just across the Bago River, used to be only popular with drug addicts and young couples. That was until 2013 when the Department of Archeology and National Museums took control of the building.The Department cleared out the grounds and began a maintenance

As much as the Myanmar people love festivities, they enjoy dance. Many of the nationalities have group dances to celebrate harvests and New Years when men and women may dance together but decorously without even touching hands, as is traditional to the culture. Dance performances are enjoyed by all,

Mythical Creatures
Mythical creatures from ancient legends are often used as decorative motifs for pagodas or musical instruments. They are the Keinari and Keinara, half-human half-bird; ogres with green skin; the Naga, the water serpent; the Galon, the giant bird; the deer-like Toe Naya; the Meg