Myanmar July/Aug 2018 缅甸 2018 年 7 月/8 月

To celebrate Lin’s eightieth birthday, WL and MT brought us (FL and LL and their children AT and RT) to have a eight-day tour of the two countries - Myanmar and Cambodia. Since then, Myanmar is no longer a country for tourists and we are blessed that we have seen a country with so much recent history.

为庆祝林八十寿辰，WL和MT带我们（FL和LL以及他们的孩子AT和RT）进行了为期八天的两国旅游 - 缅甸和柬埔寨。从那时起，缅甸不再是一个适合游客的国家，我们很幸运看到了一个拥有如此悠久历史的国家

WL, MT, AT, and RT arrived in Yangon: Myanmar Air UB-002, 2:45pm on Friday 27th July 2018.

WL、MT、AT 和 RT 于 2018 年 7 月 27 日星期五下午 2:45 抵达仰光：缅甸航空 UB-002。

FL and LL Lai arrived in Yangon, China Southern Airlines CZ 3097, 4:30pm, Friday 27th July 2018, with a brief stopover in Guangzhou where FL and LL had a four-hour tour of the Guangzhou City (the City of Five Rams). The Guangzhou tour guide was Mr. Xaq Malcolm, a pleasant young man who worked on his own and he brought us to (1) the modern Guangzhou Public Library Building; (2) Yuexiu Park; and (3) a Yum-Cha Restaurant.

FL 和 LL 于2018年7月27日星期五下午4:30抵达中国南方航空公司CZ 3097仰光，在广州短暂停留，FL和LL在广州市（五羊城）进行了四个小时的游览.广州的导游是Xaq Malcolm先生，他是一个愉快的年轻人，他独自工作，他带我们参观了（1）现代化的广州公共图书馆大楼； （二）越秀公园； (3) 饮茶餐厅。

We stayed at the Strand Hotel, 92 Strand Road, Yangon 11181, Myanmar for two nights - Friday 27th July and Saturday 28th July.

我们在缅甸仰光 11181 斯特兰德路 92 号的斯特兰德酒店住了两晚——7 月 27 日星期五和 7 月 28 日星期六。

On Saturday 28th, we toured the (a) the National Museum of Yangon, (b) U Thant House, (c) Bogyoke Aung San Market, (d) Chaukthatgyi Reclining Buddha, and (e) the Shwedagon Pagoda.

28 日星期六，我们参观了 (a) 仰光国家博物馆、(b) 缅甸的乌丹 故居、(c) 缅甸昂山市场, (d) 乔塔吉 卧佛和 (e) 大金塔。

(a) The National Museum of Yagon, Myanmar https://youtu.be/G5GkcX6lwxg. 仰光国家博物馆.

The National Museum of Myanmar (Yangon) is located in the Dagon District, close to the Shwedagon Pagoda.  The Museum was founded in 1952 and was moved to the five storey building at the present location in 1996. 

缅甸国家博物馆（仰光）位于大衮区，靠近大金塔。博物馆始建于1952年，1996年迁至现址五层楼。

The Ground Floor of the Museum houses the exhibits that development of Burmese script and the alphabet through the country’s history.    On other floors there are the Hall of Culture, the Hall of Arts, the Hall of Performing Arts, the Hall of Ethnic Cultures, and the Hall for Buddha images.  

博物馆的一楼展示了缅甸文字和字母在该国历史上的发展。其他楼层有文化厅、艺术厅、演艺厅、民族文化厅、佛像厅。

The Hall of Culture exhibits Burmese rural life wit displays covering the social, economic and cultural traditions and the modes of transport.  Examples include a traditional Burmese bullock cart, still in use in many parts of the country, an offering bowl for monks, gilded and wrought with mosaics of semi-precious stones.

文化馆展示了缅甸农村生活的智慧展示，涵盖了社会、经济和文化传统以及交通方式。例子包括缅甸许多地方仍在使用的传统缅甸牛车、僧侣祭祀碗、镀金和半宝石马赛克锻造。

The Hall of Arts covers the progress of Burmese art, from the beginning of cave paintings of the Stone Age through to the Bagan, Innwa, Taungoo, Konbaung and Yadanabon periods and up to the contemporary art.  

艺术馆涵盖了缅甸艺术的进步，从石器时代的洞穴壁画开始到蒲甘、因瓦、东古、贡榜和亚达那邦时期，再到当代艺术。

In the Hall of Performing Arts, there are many musical instruments and an ornate saingwaing (traditional Burmese orchestra), as well as Burmese marionettes (puppets) used in classical dramas and operas.

表演艺术厅内有许多乐器和华丽的 saingwaing（缅甸传统管弦乐队），以及古典戏剧和歌剧中使用的缅甸木偶。

The Hall of Ethnic Culture on the fourth floor shows the national dresses and traditional artifacts of various ethnic groups of Myanmar.   

四楼的民族文化馆展示了缅甸各民族的服饰和传统文物。

The fifth floor of the museum consists of halls for the Buddha Images, dating back to the Pyu Period and up to the present day.

博物馆的五楼由佛像大厅组成，其历史可追溯至骊朝时期，直至今日。

(b) U Thant was the third Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971 and he was the first non-European to hold the position. https://youtu.be/H2nwvLUSPaU

(b) 吴丹是 1961 年至 1971 年的第三任联合国秘书长，他是第一位担任该职位的非欧洲人。

U Thant’s house while he was living in Yangon. 吴丹住在仰光时的房子。

(c) Bogyoke Aung San Market. (c) 缅甸昂山市场. https://youtu.be/4qp_vPC0nas

(d) Chaukthatgyi Reclining Buddha. (d) 乔塔吉 卧佛和。https://youtu.be/3KUOkz-C-j4 https://youtu.be/3KUOkz-C-j4. The Reclining Buddha in the Chaukhtatgyi Temple, Bahan Township, is 66 metres long.

The construction of the temple was sponsored by a wealthy Burmese Buddhist, Sir Po Tha, in 1899.  The image was completed in 1907 by another construction company, but was not proportionally correctly, and the Buddha’s face had an aggressive expression. In the 1950s, the old Buddha image was demolished and temple trustees began work to replace the image, under the supervision of U Thaung, a master craftsman. Large glass eyes with dimensions of 1.77 by .58 metres (5 ft 10 in × 1 ft 11 in) were custom-created at Naga Glass Factory. The Buddha image was consecrated in 1973.

巴汗乡乔克塔吉寺卧佛长66米。 
1899 年，富有的缅甸佛教徒博塔爵士 (Sir Po Tha) 出资兴建了这座寺庙。 1907 年，另一家建筑公司完成了这尊佛像，但比例不正确，佛祖的脸庞带有攻击性。在 1950 年代，旧佛像被拆除，寺庙受托人在大师级工匠 U Thaung 的监督下开始更换佛像。 Naga Glass Factory 定制了尺寸为 1.77 x 0.58 米（5 英尺 10 英寸 × 1 英尺 11 英寸）的大玻璃眼。佛像于1973年开光。

Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple is the most well-known Buddhist temple in the Bahan Township.  It houses one of the most revered reclining Buddha images in the country.  The Buddha image is 66 metres (217 ft) long, and is one of the largest in Myanmar.

巴汗乡乔克塔吉佛寺是巴汗镇最知名的佛教寺庙。它拥有该国最受尊敬的卧佛像之一。佛像长 66 米（217 英尺），是缅甸最大的佛像之一。

(e) The Shwedagon Pagoda. (e) 大金塔。https://youtu.be/SJwO7V_Y6LQ

The Shwedagon Pagoda is the most impressive and sacred Buddhist site in Myanmar. The pagoda is claimed to be 2,600 years old, but according to the historians and archaeologists it was built between 6th and 10th centuries. It has been damaged by earthquakes on several occasions and later rebuilt and raised higher, to its current height of 99 meters/325 ft. The early morning/Sunrise and late afternoon/Sunset views of the pagoda and the surrounding temples, stupas and shrines are marvels to watch.

大金塔是缅甸最令人印象深刻和神圣的佛教遗址。这座宝塔据称有 2,600 年的历史，但根据历史学家和考古学家的说法，它建于 6 世纪至 10 世纪之间。它曾多次被地震破坏，后来重建并抬高到目前的 99 米/325 英尺高度。宝塔和周围寺庙、佛塔和神社的清晨/日出和傍晚/日落景观值得一看的奇迹。

The Shwedagon Pagoda is also known as the Golden Dagon Pagoda is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar as it is believed to contain relics of the four previous Buddhas.  These relics include the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Konagamana,  a piece of the robe of Kassapa, and eight strands of hair from the head of Gautama. 

大金塔也被称为金大衮塔，是缅甸最神圣的佛塔，因为它被认为包含前四位佛陀的遗物。这些遗物包括Kakusandha的法杖，Konagamana的滤水器，Kassapa的一件长袍，以及乔达摩头部的八根头发。

Built on the 51-metre (167 ft) high Singuttara Hill, the 112 m (367 ft) tall pagoda stands 170 m (560 ft) above sea level, and dominates the  Yangon skyline. 

A pair of leogaphs guards the entrance to the walkway leading up Singuttara Hill to Shwedagon Pagoda.

这座 112 米（367 英尺）高的宝塔建在 51 米（167 英尺）高的 Singuttara 山上，海拔 170 米（560 英尺），占据了仰光的天际线。 一对狮子守卫着通往 Singuttara Hill 和 Shwedagon Pagoda 的人行道的入口。

On Sunday 29 July, we departed from the Strand Hotel at 10:30am to take a flight to a place known as Heho. The flight started at 12:45pm and arrived to Heho (HEH) at 1:50pm. We were then driven to an hotel Villa resort located at one of the banks of the Inle Lake, Nyaung Shwe Township, Nyaung Shwe, 11411, Myanmar.

7 月 29 日星期日，我们于上午 10 点 30 分从 Strand Hotel 出发，搭乘航班前往名为 赫霍 Heho 的地方。该航班于下午 12 点 45 分起飞，并于下午 1 点 50 分抵达赫霍（HEH）。然后，我们被驱车前往位于缅甸 Nyaung Shwe 11411 Nyaung Shwe Township 茵莱湖畔的一家酒店别墅度假村。  在前往茵莱湖别墅度假村的途中，我们参观了 Shwe Yan Pyaye 寺院和宝塔，以及红山葡萄园。

On our way to the Inle Lake Villa Resort we visited the Shwe Yan Pyaye monastery & Pagoda, and the Red Mountain vineyard where we had our lunch.

On Monday 30 July we were picked up from our villa and we started our boat excursion trip around the Inle Lake. We visited several floating villages and floating gardens. We saw now the weaver’s community worked at the floating workshops to produce fabrics and textiles from Lotus stems, combining with silk materials. We also visited one of the Karen villages where we met some neck ringed women. http://www.u-write-read.com/2018/08/09/the-inle-lake-in-myanmar/.

7 月 30 日星期一，我们从别墅接我们，我们开始乘船游览茵莱湖。我们参观了几个水上村庄和水上花园。我们现在看到织工社区在浮动车间工作，以莲花茎为原料，结合丝绸材料生产织物和纺织品。我们还参观了一个克伦村庄，在那里我们遇到了一些颈圈妇女。

We had a Burmese lunch at a floating restaurant.

我们在一家水上餐厅吃了一顿缅甸午餐。

Floating villages & floating gardens. https://youtu.be/BmtJHjBtjqo. 漂浮的村庄和漂浮的花园。

Weaver’s community and workshop to watch how they produce fabrics and textiles from lotus stems.

通过将沿一个方向穿过的长线与其他与它们成直角的长线交织形成（织物或织物项目）。https://youtu.be/tDQmyxmT3RM

Blacksmith workshop. https://youtu.be/DOij1GMFEhc.

铁匠车间。 https://youtu.be/DOij1GMFEhc

Phaungdawoo pagoda. https://youtu.be/-aWmDg3TAk.

彭达乌宝塔。

Fishermen in the traditional mode of fishing with their feet to propel the oars and their hands dropping and retrieving the fishing nets.

渔民传统的捕鱼方式是用脚推动桨，用手放下和收回渔网。

Nyaungshwe. https://youtu.be/1n6QMqrvXBY

At 16:55 we departed from Heho Airport for Bagan Nyayng U, in the Mandalay District, arriving there at 18:20 . We were driven from the Airport to The Hotel # Tharabar Gate, 05232,Old Bagan, Nyaung-U, Bagan, Myanmar 05232 for a three-night stay. Nyaung U Airport is the primary air gateway to the ancient sites of Bagan and surrounding areas.

6:55我们从Heho机场出发前往曼德勒区的蒲甘娘乌，18:20到达。我们从机场驱车前往 The Hotel # Tharabar Gate, 05232,Old Bagan, Nyaung-U, Bagan, Myanmar 05232，住了三晚。良乌机场是通往蒲甘古遗址及周边地区的主要空中门户。

On Tuesday 31 July we started our tour of the Bagan Archaeological Zone. The Bagan Archaeological Zone, defined as the 13 by 8 kilometres (8.1 mile × 5.0 mile) area centred around Old Bagan, consisting of Nyaung U in the north and New Bagan in the south, lies in the vast expanse of plains in Upper Burma on the bend of the Irrawaddy river. After lunch we were back to the hotel to stay away from heat stress of Bagan. We revisited the zone again to Visit watch sunset in the late afternoon. https://youtu.be/443M-JZbUuI

At Bagan, we were struck by the beauty and the sheer size and number of the historic monuments.  

Bagan is the apex of a civilisation in Myanmar, much like the Angkor Wat in Cambodia.  These people created an amazing 2.224 Buddhist monuments, dating from Bagan’s “Golden Period” around 1044 to 1287 AD.

 7 月 31 日星期二，我们开始了蒲甘考古区之旅。蒲甘考古区，定义为以旧蒲甘为中心的 13 x 8 公里（8.1 英里 × 5.0 英里）的区域，包括北部的良乌和南部的新蒲甘，位于上缅甸的广阔平原上伊洛瓦底江的弯道。午餐后，我们回到酒店远离蒲甘的热应激。我们再次访问了该区域，以便在下午晚些时候参观观看日落。

TO BE CONTINUED. PART TWO will be posted later next month.