Sagaing, Myanmar

Sagaing, Myanmar (23 November, 2003)


Sagaing is a hill station located about 21km to the southwest of Mandalay. It is regarded as a centre for the Buddhist faith in Myanmar. In the hills and valleys around Sagaing are around 600 monasteries, temples, stupas and caves dedicated to Buddhism. Today, there are still 5000 monks living in this arcadian landscape of stairways and colonnades. The bigger temples and pagodas break the tree line of the verdant hills and are easily seen from the Ayeyarwady River.

Sagaing was the capital of an independent Shan kingdom around 1315 after the fall of Bagan. However, its period as capital was short, because the founder's grandson, Thado Minbya, moved his capital across the river to Inwa in 1364. For another brief period, from 1760 to 1764, Sagaing was again the capital. Today, Sagaing is well known as a Buddhist meditation centre and Myanmar people all over the country visit it for the purpose of religious retreat.

Places of Interest in Sagaing

Panorama of Saging Hills with the Ayeyarwady River in the background.

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