Burma bagan: put heart into the old days (Photos)

In the four hundred and eighty temple, in the misty rain. Now, the Chinese never see such a shock scene. However, in the Burma Bagan, more than 2000 of Guta and more than 400 temples, densely scattered in a desolate plain, mottled tower charming reflections, the morning light, sunset red, such as the time machine into the old days.

The ancient city of Bagan, pagoda everywhere

Old Burma, whether king, monks and civilians, the biggest wish in life is to build a dedicated to the Buddha tower, they believe that building stupa is a greatest good, the good is not myself but can benefit all sentient beings. According to the tower construction, economic strength, social status and aesthetic taste, the pagoda has a different style. Had the western scholars to study, in the tower building the most fanatical period, Pu l original has stood 13000 pagoda, in folklore, bagan stupa quantity is reached 4440000. For hundreds of years after the war in the war, earthquake and the 1975, bagan remain 2230 pagodas and 416 temple, even with some surviving relics monuments, all 5000 or so, although not elegant, but the scale is large, the number is still amazing. Until today, a new tower people still under construction, not only to the brilliant imprinted old.

Bagan pagoda everywhere

Walking in the area of about 25 square kilometers of the ancient city of Bagan, pagoda everywhere, not the size of a Pagoda Forest legislation. More it is worth mentioning that, it's more than 2000 pagodas and Buddhist temple, not a similar, whether in shape, structure, materials, decoration has a unique style. Went to the pagan people often say, here, you can see the spectacular sunrise and the gorgeous sunset. Just imagine, in the early morning before dawn when, with the remnants of the moon to explore and, sitting in the Stupa, let the breeze blowing, the ear from time to time to hear the top canopy hanging bells shaking out the sound crisp; when the sun shining gradually, dark red sunset is Yun Caihuan around sunset, transmission the light hit the tower, all sounds are still. The desolate plain, Xiaguang miles distance, smoke, smoky. Have no regret.

Pu Ganbi swim

The temples of Bagan so much, want careful tour will take a long time. If you are not, nor the study of ancient architecture, so you can put the bagan as a scattered in the vast wilderness of the Hinayana Buddhism art galleries, if time is abundant, can rent a small carriage or bicycle slowly tour in Tallinn.

Ananda tower

One of the most beautiful pagodas bagan to preserve the most complete, but also bagan pagoda's most respected all temples. The tower height 70 meters, round, whole body covered with yellow gold, and jewels inlaid with countless its brightness dazzles the eyes. The lower part of the tower has more than 500 pieces of pottery relief with Buddha jataka stories, tower base is India's four square Buddha cave, with a nearly 10 meters high standing Buddha on all four sides of the arch, there are numerous turrets, Buddha and the various animal monsters around the tower statue.

Richie light tower

Is the first golden pagoda, is also Yangon Daikin temple prototype. The tower height 40 meters, bell-shaped spires, towering, surrounded by numerous towers and pavilions, consisting of the harmonious buildings. That tower keep a tooth the king of Ceylon, sent in twelfth Century and the emperor of China sent a jade carving Buddhist statues, as well as much as the great treasure of the Buddha Zhu forehead decoration.

Buddhist stupa in Burma forest

Darby, pagodas and Tada Maya Kat pagoda

Darby new pagoda is bagan the highest tower, which is high above in a short grass, no matter where, as long as rise, can certainly see it first, can be said to be pagan landmarks; and Tada Maya Ji stupa has some strange, the largest tower ordinarily most visit value. According to local rumors, the original Ananda tower, Darby new pagoda and Tada Maya Ji pagoda the three towers were built by the two father and son king. Father Renci, Ananda and Stephen Darby new pagoda is he built, but his second son father kill brother, usurped the throne. As for his own sin a sin, he has built the largest tower, this tower is only a pagan worship Buddha tower two.