The Bagan Archaeological Zone stands in central Myanmar as one of the most extraordinary ancient landscapes in Southeast Asia. Once the cosmopolitan heart of the Kingdom of Pagan, it became the first ...
BAGAN, Myanmar — Mr. Aye has a round, aged face and a wide, betel-nut-stained smile. Like many Burmese, he punctuates his speech with giggling, which can be alarming to a Westerner. “Just three years ...
BAGAN, Myanmar — Well before dawn tourists begin climbing the steep steps of an ancient Buddhist temple, their cameras at the ready to capture first light over the remains of Bagan. Subscribe to read ...