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Sulamuni Paya
On the outskirts south of town, this temple complex has a gilded corncob stupa that pays tribute to the Ananda Pahto in Bagan.
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Hsu Taung Pye Paya
South of the market, the myriad stupas of Hsu Taung Pye Paya were restored from ruins using donations from visiting pilgrims.
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Wat In
Just north of Airport Rd, Wat In contains a stunning collection of ancient gilded wooden buddha images in all shapes, sizes and positions.
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Cultural Museum & Library
This dowdy, poorly lit three-room collection displays archaeological finds, buddhas and a bullock cart. It’s ludicrously overpriced.
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World Peace Pagoda
This massive new golden stupa on the far western edge of town is visible for a short time (on the right) from the Hsipaw-bound bus.
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Yedanasimi Paya
This small but photogenic ensemble brings together three sitting buddhas and a handful of old brick stupas shaded by a giant flame tree.
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Sri Ganesh Temple
This temples colourful, sculpture-crusted gopuram (monumental tower) might excite you if you’ve never been to southern India or Singapore.
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Mahabodhi Mingala Zedi
West of Tagaung Mingala Zeditaw, a little way towards the river, stands this temple patterned after the Mahabodhi stupa in Bodhgaya, India.
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Bu Paya Zedi
Yet another hilltop temple; in addition to views over town, Bu Paya Zedi has an appealingly abandoned feel and abundance of mouldy, crumbing statues.
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Umin Thounzeh
Around 10 minutes walk north of Pon Nya Shin, Umin Thounzeh (literally 30 Caves) is famed for its crescent-shaped colonnade of 45 buddha images.
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Kachin State Cultural Museum
Displays Kachin and Shan costumes and the usual assortment of instruments, farming tools and ethnological artefacts. There are English captions.
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Skinny Buddha
Built in 2011, this remarkable 75ft-tall seated Buddha is a meditation image that falls stylistically somewhere between manga cartoon and Cubism.
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Thein Taung Paya
For a good view over the market area, take the steps on the north side of Union Hwy (NH 4) to this modest Buddhist monastery with a small congregation of friendly monks.
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Tayok Pye Paya
A couple of hundred yards north of Leimyethna by dirt road, this spired temple gets attention for the views from its upper reaches, although the top level is now closed.
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Pondaw Paya
To see what Mingun Paya would have looked like had it ever been completed, have a quick look at diminutive Pondaw Paya, 200yd south at the end of the tourist strip.
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That Luang Mong La
This golden hilltop temple has views over the Chinese border post and Mong La. Inside, youll find an immense Buddha statue and dioramas of famous religious sites across Myanmar.
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Shwe Linmin Paya
Attractive 19th-century square-based stupa with gold spire and white/ice-blue lower sections from a 2006 makeover. Its set in a nursery of flowering shrubs beside the lake-road.
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Market
Kalaws market is worth a browse – several stalls sell dried fruit and local liqueurs. Every five days the market is swelled by traders from hill-tribe villages around town.
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Laungbanpyauk Paya
This octagonal, slightly leaning zedi was built by King Minkhaungraza in 1525. An unusual feature is its outer wall, adorned with Islamic-inspired glazed tiles in the shape of large flowers.
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Haridaung Paya
Built around 1750, this small white temple with particularly good westward views, is on a hilltop just north of the palace walls. It’s a good place to get your bearings or to view the sunset.
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