Festival

This was a big celebration at a temple near Hsipaw welcoming 100+ novice monks to their studies. I was told that a celebration of this size was a rare thing to see in those parts.

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Noodle Soup and Bingers for Breakfast

January 1st 2011
Swirling smoke from the ever present cooking fires combines with the rising sun light, piercing through the holes of the woven bamboo wall to create a dreamlike feeling in the small, mountain teashop. Great puffs of smoke emitted from the lungs of a man, who's sucking on a bamboo water pipe, resembles that of a great blue whale rising for air. The smoke almost completely clouds over ... read more

Asia » Burma

Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth wa... ... read more

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