From golden stupas glinting in the sunlight to ancient temples whispering tales of centuries past, the pagodas of Myanmar are not just places of worship but also architectural wonders and cultural ...

Since 1996 the Myanmar government has sponsored a campaign ... We putter slowly toward a distant spit of land crowned with a golden stupa: Eya village. The last village on the Irrawaddy.

Sagaing and Inwa filled with beautiful stupas and pagodas. But with its stunning poppy fields, Myanmar - previously known as Burma - has become a major player in the international drug trade.