Dawn in Bagan

* Dhamayangyi Temple at Dawn from Shwe San Daw Pagoda.

A morning in March 2007, there was a girl travelling in Bagan with hope, expectation and courage for the challenges that will come to her for the next two years.

Her uncle, Saw Yan Naing, told her at that time that the uprising pagodas everywhere in Bagan is a civilisation that is the most distinct glory in Southeast Asia. This is the only one archaelogical site in the histroy with enormous brickworks in Southeast Aisa. 

He said, the long lasting civilization with full of glory need a great work and took a long time to build up. Yes, of course the people of Bagan built up the city from time to time and it took about 400 years for the civilization to get to the most beautiful and prosperous stage. It took the life time of about five generations. But if those people did not improve the knowledge, system and skills knowing that the results will not come back in their life time, will there be a wonderful civilization?

With that tought, I whispared myself, "Be patient, be patient, be patient and have preseverence to overcome the struggle. It is not building a whole civilization, it is just going a step forward, it should not be difficult at all because there will be friends and collegues sharing the task with us."

*These pictures were taken from Shwe San Daw Stupa at dawn.