With over 4000 temples and about as many tourists, Bagan is the most pouplar destinations in Burma. We hire bikes and spend two days exploring a tiny handful of the ancient Buddhist temples, built from the 9th century upto just a few years ago as a display of wealth or atonement for a sin.
One temple was built by a 'bad' king, who wanted to make up for all his wrong doing. This was so important to him that he insisted that the stones were laid perfectly, so that not even a pin could fit between them. Any worker who failed to do so had his arm chopped off.
One temple was built by a 'bad' king, who wanted to make up for all his wrong doing. This was so important to him that he insisted that the stones were laid perfectly, so that not even a pin could fit between them. Any worker who failed to do so had his arm chopped off.
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