Yangon (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်), also known as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar. The weather of Yangon is hot and humid, so the best time to walk around the city is in the early morning, the market is packed with locals.
These birds are not for cooking, but for life release instead. Life release is a traditional Buddhist practise of saving the lives of beings that were destined for slaughter.
Organic vegetables and fruits are everywhere. Thanaka (Burmese: သနပ်ခါး; MLCTS: sa. nap hka:; pronounced [θənəkʰá]) is a paste made from ground bark, it is a traditional cosmetic of Myanmar.
The market is cleaner than Choumeizai expects, only the slaughter area is a bit dirty.
‘Little India’ is just next to the market, the shops and the people seem frozen 40 years ago, an interesting place for time travel.
Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government relocated the administrative functions to the purpose-built capital city in north central Myanmar.
Outside the Buddha hall there is always distilled water, everyone is free to drink since the water is donated by Buddhists.
