Some of the many spires of Shwedagon Pagoda, one of the most stunning temple complexes I’ve seen anywhere
Yangon shows off what a cultural melting pot Myanmar is. The majority Burmese share this fragile nation with Chin, Kachin, Kayah, Karen, Mon, Rakhaing, and Chan minorities. And the streets of Yangon change quickly from Indian sights and smells to Chinese to Bangladeshi to Pakistani.
Many women wear a patterned, yellow-tinted cosmetic paste called thanaka on their faces and bodies, a distinctively Burmese tradition
Some men wear thanaka as well
Markets abound with activity…
…and color
Buddha dazzles in the Shwedagon Pagoda