A short introduction to Myanmar (Burma) . Beautiful Myanmar scenery , cultural and traditional heritage are presented. Also included are myanmar traditional music, orchestra and Musical instuments. Prepared for University of Malaya International Food Fair and Cultural Show 2011. Hope you enjoyed it. Disclaimer : I don't own any of pictures and video clips included in this video. Credits go to the rightful owners. The video is intended only for educational purpose only . No copyright copyright infringement or plagiarism intended. Inle lake is from director Min htin ko ko kyi's award winning video "The Floating Tomatoes" . The harp clip is by Nah Wah : "full moon night". by www.youtube.com
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Developers are threatening the unique architectural heritage of Burma as sanctions are lifted on the country once ruled by the British Raj.
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Myanmar American Musical Arts Society presented the Ka Byar Loot, basic of Myanmar tradition dance by Hnin Harmar at opening events on Aug 29, 2010. This society was founded in 2010 by a group of Myanmar Americans led by Dr. Zaw Min Oo, an Internist and Philanthropist to promote our Myanmar culture and arts and educate the masses of our heritage through Myanmar music. We can distinguish ourselves as Myanmar Americans rather than a relatively unknown part of Asian Americans in the United States by exhibiting our culture's music and dance. We believe that Myanmar music is representative of the Myanmar-American heritage, and it is important for us to maintain and promote Myanmar music especially its continued existence for future generations.
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Mon, Monland, Ramannya, Thai-mon, Mon State, Lower Burma
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Myanmar visit in 2007 to Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay and Inle Lake. World Heritage sites. www.adventurek.com
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Rangoon, Burma, a once thriving Jewish society, had 2500 Jewish residents until the community dissolved during WWII, and the US ASEAN Business Council is trying to keep the Jewish heritage alive in Burma.
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Bagan in Myanmar/Burma is a world heritage by the UNESCO. It is also a famous ballooning ground beside Cappadocia in Turkey. Now I collected 2 balloon drives/flights ... A little impression from this 45 minutes air trip. So called El Greco captured the light into his paintings. Vangelis captured this spirit in his music. Let this spirit enlightens a new day ...
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Twenty World War II Royal Airforce Spitfires'' buried in airfields in Myanmar are to be retrieved following a deal reached between the visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron and the country''s authorities. The aircraft were shipped to Myanmar (then Burma)in the summer of 1945, two weeks before atomic bombs were dropped on Japan which brought the war to a sudden end. The Spitfires never saw action as Earl Mountbatten ordered them to be hidden to prevent them falling into the hands of the advancing Japanese forces. The tiny fighters, which came straight from production lines were buried in crates at a depth of 4ft to 6ft to preserve them and their whereabouts became lost after the RAF struck off their locations from records, the Daily Mail reported. But aviation enthusiasts, aided by experts from the University of Leeds and a Second World War veteran who witnessed their burial, believe they have now discovered their locations using ground penetrating radar technology. So now under the pact between Cameron and Myanmar President Thein Sein, Britain wants to unearth the aircraft and restore them to their former glory. The British want to hunt the Spitfires in a joint heritage project. The condition of the cargo boxes and aircraft, whose wings and body are buried separately, is unknown. But experts are hopeful that they are well preserved. Spitfires helped to support the Chindit special forces on the ground and proved a huge boost to morale. They played a crucial role in ...
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Our feature story today brings to light the touching stories of fearless parents who fled their own country of Myanmar in hopes to give their children a better future in the United States. They are refugees - populations of people, whom according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) "are considered the most vulnerable of the vulnerable". Myanmar,Burma is a Buddhist nation located in Southeast Asia that is about the size of Texas. Also called "The Golden Land", Myanmar has 8 main ethnic groups, with over 130 distinct languages spoken throughout the nation. It is a spiritual place known for its glittering ancient pagodas and rich archaeological sites. Yet despite the country's colorful heritage, large outflow of Burmese people have left in search for a better life. To help them, the United States has been offering socioeconomic opportunities for Burmese people to resettle in cities across America. The expected quota of Burmese refugees alone for 2011 is up to 18500. The Burmese families featured are from one of the 9 refugee camps along the Thai-Burma border. Tzu Chi Houston volunteers were there to welcome the new families with 'care baskets' to help them transition better into the American lifestyle. In our next segment, "Footprints" we bring you the story of Grace Lien, a Tzu Chi volunteer at Tzu Chi's US headquarters in San Dimas, California. Before she became an official Tzu Chi Commissioner in 1988, Grace was a very superstitious lady. Her ...
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BURMA-MYANMAR ❤☀ URGENT APPEAL TO All March 14, 2008 This Urgent Appeal was sent to the Government of Myanmar and to many politicians around the world, including the General secretary of United nations Mr. Ban Ki Moon , to the President of the parliamentary assembly of UN dr. Srdjan Kerim, to European ombudsman for human rights, Council of Europe (dialogue@coe.int) , delegates at the European parliament Mr. Borut Pahor, Mr. Lojze Peterle, Mrs. Ljudmila Novak, Mr. Miha Brejc; to US ambassador in Slovenia, to the president of Slovenia dr. Danilo Türk, to president of the Government of Slovenia Mr. Janez Janša, to the Ministry of foreign affairs of Slovenia which forwarded this Urgent appeal to the delegation of Slovenia at UN, to the ombudsman for human righjts in Slovenia, to Green party of Austria etc. . It was sent to many international organizations which work on protection of human rights, including Amnesty international, Iscomet- International Scientific Conference Minorities for Europe of Tomorrow -- coordinator dr. Silvo Devetak -- NGO with consultation status at the Councel of Europe ,etc.. It was sent to many Buddhist organisations worldwide, including Sakyadhita International (USA), True Buddha School (USA),Vajrayana foundation (USA),Khyentse Foundation (USA), Dudjom Buddhist Association International (Hong Kong), Buddha Educational Foundation (Taiwan), Austrian Buddhist Union, to the XIV. Dalai Lama (India) and to many eminent Buddhist masters as well as ...
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Dedicated to our elite dancers of Burmese Student Club in Asian Pacific Heritage Event in City College of San Francisco. This performance is composed of 16 Burmese Students studying in CCSF. Each group represents different major ethnic groups in the Union of Burma. They are Kachin, Kayah, Karen, Chin, Mon, Barmar, Rakhine, and Shan. Wes used Zaw Win Htut's "A Song for Unity" showing the unity of not only Burmese Students in CCSF but also the diversity of ethnic groups in Burma. The dancers spent almost 1 weeks to contribute this fantastic performance. Really apperciate to you all who make proud to be a Burmese......................
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Protest against China building mega-dams at the Burma's Ayeyarwaddy river confluence in front of the Chinese embassy China is pumping billion of dollars building the mega-dams on Ayeyarwaddy River. People of Burma oppose the building Chinese dams especially at the confluence of the rivers, Mayka and Malika. Burmese people argued that it will affect adverse affect on the lives of the people, Burma environment and future of Burma. The concerns over the Myitsone Dams started when people of Burma learnt that previous junta agreed building the dams at the heartlands of the Kachin's culture, heritage and religious beliefs. Ecological change to the Ayeyarwaddy would impact all those whose lives are linked to the great river, from the ethnic peoples in the northernmost state of our country to the rice-growing delta of Burma. If dams were finished, stored the water and produced the electricity, then the river's water flow will dramatically slowing down and water level will be low leading towards dying the river. At the upstream of the river especially in the dams water will be contaminated with chemical and water will be polluted which will threaten very seriously the very existence of the nation's biodiversity as well as environmental crisis. Ayeyarwaddy dolphins are the fresh water endangered species of its kind and they will be one of the very first species which could be extinct due to the negative impact of building dams at the confluence of the Ayeyarwaddy River. Kachin ...
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Ottawa's Burmese Community celebrated the Burmese New Year and Water Festival event in Ottawa on April 15, 2006. The local children performed Burmese tradtitinal dance even though they have never put their feet in Burma.But They are Burmese and maintain their cultural heritage whereever they are.
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thefilmarchive.org Buddhism in Burma (also known as Myanmar) is predominantly of the Theravada tradition, practised by 89% of the country's population It is the most religious Buddhist country in terms of the proportion of monks in the population and proportion of income spent on religion. Adherents are most likely found among the dominant ethnic Bamar (or Burmans), Shan, Rakhine (Arakanese), Mon, Karen, and Chinese who are well integrated into Burmese society. Monks, collectively known as the Sangha, are venerated members of Burmese society. Among many ethnic groups in Myanmar, including the Bamar and Shan, Theravada Buddhism is practiced in conjunction with nat worship, which involves the placation of spirits who can intercede in worldly affairs. With regard to "salvation" in the Buddhist sense, there are three primary paths in Burmese Buddhism: merit-making, vipassana (insight meditation), and the weizza path (an esoteric form of Buddhism that involves the occult). Merit-making is the most common path undertaken by Burmese Buddhists. This path involves the observance of the Five Precepts and accumulation of good merit through charity and good deeds (dana) in order to obtain a favorable rebirth. The vipassana path, which has gained ground since the early 1900s, is a form of insight meditation believed to lead to enlightenment. The third and least common route, the weizza path, is an esoteric system of occult practices (such as recitation of spells, samatha meditation ...
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North of Burma's central plains is the exotic and fascinating Shan State, a beautiful landscape in South East Asia located on the eastern side of Myanmar. Once 40 Shan monarchs ruled there but they lived in hostile times as Burmese kings and Chinese warlords fought against them to gain control of their fertile land. We begin our journey at Inle Lake. The magical beauty of this body of water has attracted and fascinated people since time immemorial and this unique lake is home to the Intha people. The next leg of the journey leads to a far more tranquil section of the lake that features floating gardens that are around a hundred metres long and two metres wide and consist of a densely interwoven carpet of water hyancinths. Mandalay, 'The City of Art', is located in the centre of Shan State. It was founded in 1857 and up until the British conquered it in 1885, it was the capital of the kingdom of Burma. The Mahamuni Pagoda is the centre of worship and is also where the Mahamuni Buddha is kept, the country's most highly worshipped Buddha statue. Around 12 kilometres beyond Hsipaw is the legendary Bagyo Pagoda. Surrounded by a magnificent wall, it is thought that the sanctuary is more than 700 years old. An important festival takes place each year around Tabaung, the time of the full moon in February and March, and is the highlight of the town's cultural calendar. The Shan people in the north of Myanmar have most certainly retained their cultural heritage and Shan State is an ...
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This is the introduction to this award winning documentary. It is an over-view of the country...it's people, various ethnic groups, the amazing scenery, from one end of the country to the other...truly the most exotic and unspoiled country on earth...thousands of golden temples, lush scenery, and the happiest, welcoming people you will meet anywhere.
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Download Free $120 cash vouchers at www.asiatravel.com to offset payment at www.asiatravel.com For Bookings www.asiatravel.com For More Video: book.asiatravel.com Bagan (Burmese: MLCTS: pu.gam, pronounced [pəɡàN]), formerly Pagan, is an ancient city in the Mandalay Division of Burma. Formally titled Arimaddanapura or Arimaddana (the City of the Enemy Crusher) and also known as Tambadipa (the Land of Copper) or Tassadessa (the Parched Land), it was the ancient capital of several ancient kingdoms in Burma. It is located in the dry central plains of the country, on the eastern bank of the Ayeyarwady River, 90 miles (145 km) southwest of Mandalay. UNESCO has unsuccessfully tried to designate Bagan as a World Heritage Site. The military junta (SPDC) has haphazardly restored ancient stupas, temples and buildings, ignoring original architectural styles and using modern materials that bear no resemblance to the original designs. Likewise, the junta has established a golf course, a paved highway, and built a 200-foot (61-m) watchtower in the southeastern suburb of Minnanthu.[1] Info Taken from Wikipedia.com Credits to Wikipedia.com en.wikipedia.org Main
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The Heritage is a peaceful resort renovated from an old British Bungalow in Kohima,Nagaland. Located on a hilltop in Kohima, amidst the hustle and bustle is The Heritage in tranquility and an ideal place for quiet and brisk. A full menu is served in the dining commons and morning tea is always brought to your room. There are only 4 rooms and not everyone can just reserve a room. Once you are in the compound, you can't get your eyes off the flower gardens in full bloom. Kohima is the hilly capital of India's north eastern border state of Nagaland which shares its borders with Burma. It lies in Kohima District and is also one of the three Nagaland towns with Municipal council status along with Dimapur and Mokokchung. Kohima is the land of the Angami Naga tribe. The name, Kohima, was officially given by the British as they could not pronounce the Angami name Kewhima or Kewhira (Tenyidie for "the land where the flower Kewhi grows"). It is so called after the wild flowering plant Kewhi, found in the mountains. Earlier, Kohima was also known as Thigoma. Kohima is located south of Kohima District and has an average elevation of 1261 metres (4137 feet).The town of Kohima is located on the top of a high ridge and the town serpentines all along the top of the surrounding mountain ranges as is typical of most Naga settlements. Thisfootage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South ...
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August 20-22, 2011 Bagan, Mandalay, Burma / Myanmar (11th-13th century) World Heritage Site 20-22 Αυγούστου 2011 Μπακάν, Μανταλέι, Βιρμανία / Μυανμάρ (11oς-13oς αιώνα) Μνημεία παγκόσμιας κληρονομιάς
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Most of the buildings in Thailand's historic village of Mingun date back to the ambitious plans of King Bodawpaya, who was convinced that he was an exemplary Hindu-Buddhist sovereign and thus, did not permit any criticism of his architectural ideas. An example of his great love of architecture is the elegant white statue of the Settawya Pagoda that was built in 1811. Shining bright white and magnificent, the Hsinbyume or Myatheindan Pagoda, is located in the northern part of Mingun. The temple was built by a grandchild of Bodawpaya, Bagyidaw, in 1816. Three years prior to his reign, the king dedicated the sacred building to his deceased, favorite and highly religious wife, Hsinbyume. The outstanding architecture of the pagoda is closely associated with Hindu-Buddhist cosmology and therefore, with Mount Meru, the 'Centre of the World'. Seven wave-shaped terraces symbolize the mountains that surround Mount Meru and the Sulamani Temple that is located on its summit. However, Mingun is not only known for its impressive architecture. It is home to the world's heaviest bell that is six metres high and weighs more than 90 tons!
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