Sagaing is the capital of Sagaing Division in Myanmar. It is located on the Ayeyarwady River, 20 km to the southwest of Mandalay on the opposite bank of the river. Sagaing is a religious and monastic center, with numerous Buddhist monasteries. It briefly regained is position as a royal capital of Burma from 1760-1764.
The British-built a 16 span Innwa Bridge connects Sagaing with Mandalay, crossing the mighty Ayeyarwaddy River. It was built in 1934.Sagaing is renowned for its silversmith works at Ywa Htaung quarters and also pottery at Nwe Nyein village
Shwe Mohtaw Pagoda
Shwe Mohtaw Pagoda Sagaing is nearby Shwe Kyat Yet Pagoda and Shwe Kyat Kya Pagoda, located across the river from Sagaing.
Carla Zedi Sinmyar Do pagoda
Carla Zedi Sinmyar Do pagoda - Sagaing is situated on Dhamma Bo-Monywa motor road in Sagaing. It Was Built by King Mohnyin of Inwa in AD 792, enshrining the five relics brought by two monks told came back from Sri Lanka. The original name unpaid Thazin Zedi.
Sagaing Hill & Soon Oo Ponya Shin Pagoda
This hill has numerous pagodas, monasteries and meditation centers known as a peacefule place for Buddhist studies. It is a place one can enjoy the magnificent views over Sagaing Myanmar.
The Soon Oo Ponya Shin Pagoda is located on the top of the Sagaing Hill. It is one of the oldest temples on Sagaing Hill. All the pagodas in area, it receives the first of alms offering made. It was built in 1312 by Minister Pon Nya. Pagoda Festival is held on the fullmoon day of Waso (July).
Kaungmudaw Pagoda
Kaungmudaw Pagoda, also called Yaza Mani Sula, is a huge pagoda 10km beyond the town of Sagaing in central Myanmar. It was built by King Thalun and his son in A.D 1636. The dome shaped pagoda rises up to 46 meters. At the base of the pagoda, there are 812 stone pillars, each one with a hollow and an image of a Nat in it. It was modeled after the Mahaceti Pagoda in Sri Lank. The stupa enshrined the Buddhist relics inside its relic chamber. The pagoda dome had been continuously painted white to signify purity but now gilded with gold. It is one of the famous pilgrimage and tourist destinations in the Sagaing area.
Tilawkaguru Cave Monastery
Tilawkaguru Cave monastery is one of the monasteries on the Sagaing hillside. It was a meditation caves which was built around 1672. Bright reds, yellows, blues but especially turquoise that produced richer more vivid mural paintings still can be seen in the
Tilawkaguru Meditation Caves.
Umin Thonse Pagoda or 30 Caves Pagoda
Umin Thonse` Pagoda is situated on Sagaing Hills. Umin Thonse’ means 30 Caves Pagoda. It was built by venerable monk named Padugyi Thangayaza (though the date was variously given as A.D. 687, 1005,1050,1085. 45 Buddha images sit in a crescent-shaped colonnade within the pagoda.
The British-built a 16 span Innwa Bridge connects Sagaing with Mandalay, crossing the mighty Ayeyarwaddy River. It was built in 1934.Sagaing is renowned for its silversmith works at Ywa Htaung quarters and also pottery at Nwe Nyein village
Sagaing Attractions
Silver Smith Workshop
Silver-ware workshop can be found on the way of Sagaing - Monywa high-way road in Ywa-Htaung village. Various kinds of silverware such as jewelleries, bowls, trays, boxes and buddha images are made.
Shwe Mohtaw Pagoda Sagaing is nearby Shwe Kyat Yet Pagoda and Shwe Kyat Kya Pagoda, located across the river from Sagaing.
Carla Zedi Sinmyar Do pagoda
Carla Zedi Sinmyar Do pagoda - Sagaing is situated on Dhamma Bo-Monywa motor road in Sagaing. It Was Built by King Mohnyin of Inwa in AD 792, enshrining the five relics brought by two monks told came back from Sri Lanka. The original name unpaid Thazin Zedi.
Sagaing Hill & Soon Oo Ponya Shin Pagoda
This hill has numerous pagodas, monasteries and meditation centers known as a peacefule place for Buddhist studies. It is a place one can enjoy the magnificent views over Sagaing Myanmar.
The Soon Oo Ponya Shin Pagoda is located on the top of the Sagaing Hill. It is one of the oldest temples on Sagaing Hill. All the pagodas in area, it receives the first of alms offering made. It was built in 1312 by Minister Pon Nya. Pagoda Festival is held on the fullmoon day of Waso (July).
Kaungmudaw Pagoda
Kaungmudaw Pagoda, also called Yaza Mani Sula, is a huge pagoda 10km beyond the town of Sagaing in central Myanmar. It was built by King Thalun and his son in A.D 1636. The dome shaped pagoda rises up to 46 meters. At the base of the pagoda, there are 812 stone pillars, each one with a hollow and an image of a Nat in it. It was modeled after the Mahaceti Pagoda in Sri Lank. The stupa enshrined the Buddhist relics inside its relic chamber. The pagoda dome had been continuously painted white to signify purity but now gilded with gold. It is one of the famous pilgrimage and tourist destinations in the Sagaing area.
Tilawkaguru Cave Monastery
Tilawkaguru Cave monastery is one of the monasteries on the Sagaing hillside. It was a meditation caves which was built around 1672. Bright reds, yellows, blues but especially turquoise that produced richer more vivid mural paintings still can be seen in the
Tilawkaguru Meditation Caves.
Umin Thonse Pagoda or 30 Caves Pagoda
Umin Thonse` Pagoda is situated on Sagaing Hills. Umin Thonse’ means 30 Caves Pagoda. It was built by venerable monk named Padugyi Thangayaza (though the date was variously given as A.D. 687, 1005,1050,1085. 45 Buddha images sit in a crescent-shaped colonnade within the pagoda.
You can hike up to the top of this 240m hills and enjoy the whole view of Sagaing with pagodas and great Irrawaddy River. There are many pagodas on the top; some significant names are U Min Thonze and Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda. Besides the hills, Buddhist pagodas are also the unignorable sites in Sagaing. Kaunghmudaw Pagoda is one of the must-see pagodas when you visit Sagaing. This special and impressive pagoda was built in Sri Lanka style with the shape of an egg, or you may call onion and golden stupa. This stupa was built by King Thalun in 1636-1648 to commemorate the re-establishment of Inwa as the Shan capital. The temple is particularly prominent as there are a number of Buddhist relics including reputedly part of Buddha’s tooth and an emerald bowl. The ritual hit ‘holy umbrella’ on top of the stupa is also well-known. There are 802 stone pillars around the Pagoda plus 120 ‘nat’ and ‘deva’ spirit images placed around the circumference of the stupa. The stupa is 46m high and has a 271 meter circumference, and 10,126,552 bricks are meant to have been used in the construction of the vast stupa. There is also a large white marble seated Buddha in a hollowed out base to the Pagoda. The third place in Sagaing that you must visit is the Inwa Bridge. This 1-kilometer-long bridge, also known as the Old Ava Bridge, was built in 1934 by the British to connect Inwa to Sagaing. It was used to be the longest bridge in Burma until the Thanlyin Bridge accomplished in 1993. Walking on the bridge and enjoy the beauty of Irrawaddy River and its dolphins, as well as feeling the cool wind and seeing the blue of the sky are also great way to discover Sagaing.
About the eating places in Sagaing, there are some famous names. The first is Win Guest House, a nice and clean place with acceptable prices. Following is the Irrawaddy Guest House, a place that similar to Win Guest. If you want a better hotel with perfect services and sightseeing, let move outside to Mandalay where you can live in luxurious hotels such as Hotel in the Red Canal – a cute place in Mandalay with incredible sightseeing (50 pounds per night), Mandalay City Hotel – rooms are goods and the staffs are very excellent and friendly (more than 23 pounds per night) and Sedona Hotel Mandalay – perfect services, staff, foods and sightseeing but the prices is quite expensive but still worth paying
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