Shwe-kyet-kya


One of the best places from which to appreciate Sagaing is from across the river at this little bluff with a cascade of small stupas. It’s part of a pair, with the bigger Shwe-kyet-yet on a gentle rise across the road. The name, meaning Golden Fowl’s Run, relates to curious legends from one of Buddha's supposed past lives…as a chicken.


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