In old Myanmar culture, the use of umbrellas is more to symbolize prestige than to give protection from the weather. All stupas and temples have a ‘Hti’ umbrella made of metal perched on the tip of the highest sphere, gilded with pure gold, set with real gems and hung with silver or gold bells.
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By Noe Noe Aung
The Palaung people, who mainly live in northern Shan State, belong to one of the oldest hill tribes of Myanmar. It is believed the Palaungs may have settled in northeastern Myanmar earlier than the Shan and Kachin people. The Palaung are a distinct ethnic group thought to h
By Ma Thanegi
The first Myanmar Empire of
the 11th Century based in Bagan left remnants of its glory not in
forts or palaces but in the thousands of pagodas, stupas (Zedi) and temples.
(Pagodas are any place of worship regardless of shape, size or design. Stupas
or Zedi are p
