A few decrepit old wooden buildings and an eye-catching central mosque aren’t quite enough to bring a photogenic quality to predominantly concrete central Lashio. However, the pre-dawn morning market is particularly endearing when many vegetable sellers light their wares with flickering candles. Between the large main market and the Nannhaewon Amusement Park , is the eye-catching Mahamyatmuni Paya , an open-sided pavilion enshrining a dazzle-faced seated Buddha along the lines of Mandalay’s Mahamuni. If you walk towards the Hsipaw bus stand you’ll pass the pretty 1994 Maha Bodayaong temple , whose unrefined seven-storey church-like tower offers decent townscape views – assuming you find a monk who’ll let you climb it.
