Sagaing စစ်ကိုင်းမြို့

Entering the Golden Division of Myanmar	The Ava Bridge (Old Sagaing Bridge) - rail and road	Ava Bridge opened by H.E. Sir Hugh Lansdown Stephenson, Governor of Burma, 1934	Ava Bridge - the old bridge across the Irrawaddy at Sagaing
A look across at the New Sagaing Bridge	Sandbanks of the Irrawaddy River during the dry season between the two Sagaing Bridges	The guide wasn't too happy when I went hiking back across the bridge, but that's what he gets for not stopping...	The new Irrawaddy River bridge at Sagaing
Sagaing was Royal Capital 1315-1365 and 1760-1764	Impressive stupa near the west end of the Ava Bridge (N21 52.64/E095 59.29)	Impressive stupa near the west end of the Ava Bridge (N21 52.64/E095 59.29)	Stupa (zedi) in southern Sagaing from the old Ava Bridge
Welcome to Sagaing Hills	Sagaing Hills - the Abode of the Noble Sage Recluses	Aung Myae Oo Monastic Education School, Sagaing Hill, Myanmar	Sagaing Hill is covered with 500 stupas, monasteries and nunneries
Figure on the red gate to Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda	Ornate gate to Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda dated 1983	Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda gate detail, Sagaing Hills	Sagaing Hills pagoda - N21 54.3/E095 59.7
View northeast from Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda, Sagaing Hills	Monumental Buddha at Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda	Photograph of the Generals of the Myanmar Junta on display at Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda	Modern mural of the Buddha, Sagaing Hills pagoda - N21 54.3/E095 59.7
Stupa about 1/2 km north of Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda	Sagaing Hills pagoda - N21 54.3/E095 59.7	View of the Sagaing Hills and Irrawaddy River from Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda	Monastery 400m NE of Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda
Panoramic view of the Sagaing Hills and Irrawaddy River	Dennis at Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda	Dennis at Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda	Tiled floor of Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda
Eastern terrace, Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda	Eastern terrace, Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda	View of the Sagaing Hills and Irrawaddy River from Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda	View southeast from Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda
စစ်ကိုင်းမြို့	Stupa 600m east of Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda, Sagaing Hills	Covered walkways criss-cross the Sagaing Hills linking the various monasteries	Southern terrace of Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda
Southern terrace of Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda	Sagaing is really worth more time - doing Inwa, Sagaing and Amarapura in one day is rushed	Monastery a short distance SE from Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda	Dennis an a Burmese boy
One of the many paintings lining the arcade	Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda	Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda, Sagaing	Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda
Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda	Story of the Frog and the Cobra	Jackal peeing in a bowl...haven't heard that story either	Villagers filling a large water vessel to overflowing
Arcade painting, Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda	Morality painting, Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda	Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda, Sagaing	Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda, Sagaing
Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda, Sagaing	Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda	Mirrored column	The Way to Nibbana
Zedi, Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda	Buddha on the Naga Throne	Dennis and the giant rabbit	Sagaing Hills village
One of the 500 stupas in the Sagaing Hills	Sagaing	Gateway to the New Irrawaddy River Bridge at Sagaing	Sagaing
Pagoda next to the New Irrawaddy River Bridge at Sagaing	Large temple next to the new Sagaing Bridge (N21 52.8/E095 49.4)	Some of the 500 stupas of Sagaing	New Irrawaddy River Bridge at Sagaing
New Irrawaddy River Bridge at Sagaing	Sagaing Hills from the New Irrawaddy River Bridge	Monastery with dozens of stupas on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River across from Sagaing	Monastery at a small cliff on the eastern side of the New Irrawaddy River Bridge
Stupa at the eastern approach to the New Sagaing Bridge	New Sagaing Bridge eastern approach railway underpass