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 Yangon
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former name of Yangon was Dagon. It was a small town surrounded by a
wooden stockade located on the river bank with steps leading down
for trade. The importance of the Mon seaports declined when trade
with Europe was shifted to the new city of Yangon. Business grew,
Yangon grew.
Yangon is a young capital city, only becoming so in 1885 by the
British who by this time occupied all of Burma. It lies on a fertile
delta on the Yangon River about 30 kms from the sea. For a city of
around 4 million the pace is very slow, quite different to other
Asian capitals. There are very few tall buildings or, surprisingly,
motorbikes on the streets. In many places in Yangon it is illegal to
use your car or motorbike horn so the streets are void of the sound
of blaring horns and noisy motorbikes. If you find your way past the
neglect of its buildings and navigate the uneven and treacherous
footpaths you may find that Yangon has a nice feel to it. It is a
city literally covered in trees. |
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