This videoclip lasts more than three minutes and starts with pictures of the Shwedagon temple in the capital city of Yangon. The Kyaikpun pagoda in Bago was built in a later period. Next the videoclip shows some ethnic minorities in the mountainous region of Kalaw such as the Palaung, the Danu and the Pao. The latter also live in the area of Inle Lake just like the Padaung. On a hill near the lake is an old temple complex called Shwe Inn Thein. The videoclip continues with images of the Po Win Daung temple caves near Monywa and the Shwenandaw Kyaung monastery in Mandalay which used to be a part of the Royal Palace. The videoclip ends with some architectural monuments in Bagan such as the Ananda temple, the Mahabodhi temple and the Shwegugyi temple.

It takes some time to upload the videoclip. Then the clip starts by itself. If not, click here to open the clip in the mediaplayer. The navigation buttons make it possible to stop and pause the video show. Click here for a more elaborate version of the videoclip. The song in the videoclip is from the famous Burmese singer Daw Yi Yi Thant. She is accompanied by U Myint Maung who plays the traditional saung gauk or Burmese harp. The song is an example of the classical music which thrived at the Burmese royal court. The music later came to be known as Mahagita or Great Royal songs. The music is popular in small cultural circles where chamber orchestras and solo musicians perform this kind of art. But the Mahagita is also widely known by the common people who visit the theatres with marionettes and real actors.  The song in the videoclip is called A Min Min Ka Ya. It is an early song from the Mahagita which belongs to the genre of the Tachin Khan because of its poetic elegance. The information page has information about the places in this video. It describes the history of each place and its monuments. The page shows parts of this video and other pictures. You will find more pictures at a special pictures page. You can test your knowledge in a quiz. You can send us your comments in this mailform. Do you prefer a subject? Give your opinion in this poll! Do you like this website? You can rate it in this score table!