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A gold betel box once formed part of a king's regalia. Today the same habit survives in a folded leaf sold from a roadside stall — a custom that runs from palace ceremony to everyday hospitality, with real costs of its own.
At a higher elevation, where the air is cooler and the pace feels gentler, Pyin Oo Lwin has long stood apart from the plains below — a colonial hill station turned flower town, still shaped by both histories.
Read morePyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Region
From Queen Elizabeth II's Burmese Ruby Tiara to the Sunrise Ruby and the Hutton-Mdivani necklace, these famous jewels carry Myanmar's rubies and jadeite far beyond the country's borders.
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New to Myanmar?
Myanmar sits at the meeting point of South and Southeast Asia — a single country holding an unusual amount of variety. A few facts to start from, before the stories fill in the rest.
Eight ways into the country. Every story is filed under one.
Forested islands rise from the Andaman Sea, their shores edged with pale sand, rocky headlands and mangroves. Beyond one island, another comes into view.
Read moreTanintharyi Region
Among the low hills of western Myanmar, stone temples rise above fields and settlements, their thick walls and rounded stupas giving them a solid, almost fortress-like appearance.
Read moreMrauk-U, Rakhine State
As evening settles over Yangon, Shwedagon catches the last light. Its golden surface warms against the changing sky, while the surrounding shrines begin to glow beneath their lamps.
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Around Hpa-An, limestone mountains rise sharply from the surrounding fields, their rocky sides softened by patches of green. Caves open beneath the hills, while pagodas appear on summits and beside the water.
Read moreHpa-An, Kayin State
A fisherman balances at the end of a narrow boat, one leg wrapped around an oar, the Shan hills rising behind him. It is one of Myanmar's most familiar images, but there is much more to Inle than this single graceful moment.
Read moreA gold necklace resting against silk, a pair of earrings catching the light, a bracelet fastened before a celebration — in Myanmar, jewellery belongs to a wider story of craftsmanship, ceremonial dress and the occasions people choose to remember.
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