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The Far East in Words and Pictures |
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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 moments 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.
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