Mandalay, Mingun, Amarapura
Mandalay is the second largest city in Myanmar with a population of 927,000. Mandalay is a cultural and religious center of Buddhism, having many monasteries and more than 700 pagodas. At the bottom of Mandalay Hill sits the world's official "Buddhist Bible", also known as the world’s largest book, in Kuthodaw Pagoda. There are 729 slabs inscribed with the entire Buddhist canon, each housed in it own white stupa. Around Mandalay several ancient capitals are located (Amarapura, Mingun, etc.) (parts taken from "Mandalay." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 27 Dec 2005)
