Location: Mawlamyine
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What to do and see in Mawlamyine, Mon State: The Best Budget-friendly Things to do
Mawlamyine (also spelled Mawlamyaing; Mon: မတ်မလီု pronounced [mo̤t məlɜ̤m]; Burmese: မော်လမြိုင်မြို့; MLCTS: mau la. mruing mrui.; pronounced [mɔ̀ləmjàiɴ mjo̰]), formerly Moulmein, is the fourth largest city of Myanmar (Burma), 300 km south east of Yangon and 70 km south of Thaton, at the mouth of Thanlwin (Salween) River. The city is the capital and largest city of Mon State, Myanmar and is the main trading center and seaport in south eastern Myanmar.
Restaurants in Mawlamyine
1. Santawshin Pagoda
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 59 reviews
Reviewed By Nomadsat
The views within and from the pagoda are spectacular. Why would you not put a pagoda in this perfect location? A great place to see the evening in - particularly if the sunset is wonderful!!
2. Kyaikthanlan Pagoda
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 50 reviews
This is the Pagoda described by Kipling in the Road to Mandalay (By the old Mawlymayne Pagoda....). It is the biggest tourist attraction in Mawlymayne and the favourite sunset viewpoint. Another pagoda is listed and people are inaccurateley posting reviews of this pagoda to that one. It is a large Bhuddist pagoda with viewing area.
3. St Matthew's Church
4. Mahamuni Paya
5. Win Sein Taw Ya - Reclining Buddha
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 215 reviews
Reviewed By MettaTraveller - Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar
Mawlamyaine is a worth visiting city, with many tourist attraction sites including the great Golden Rock Pagoda(Kyaik Htee Yoe Pagoda) On the way, you can drop in to this Reclining Buddha, which has many floors inside the statue(4 or 5 I can't remember) where you can learn about the previous lives of Gatama Buddha. The dead body of founder monk, Win Sein Taw Ya Sayadaw, can be seen inside the building near the Buddha image. It is said the monk became 'Arahat' or 'Person having attained Nivana'. It is a must to see. The sad story about the Buddha Statue is that the construction of the statue haven't finished yet because of financial problem. And need donations. Opposite to reclining Buddha statue, there is also another reclining Buddha statue under construction. I don't think both Statue will be 100% finished construction. The founder monk was very famous and many Buddhists contributed donations. Upon the death of monk, no more donation.
