仰光
Also known as Rangoon, Yangon City, Rangoon City, Yangon Region
緬甸最大都市
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Yangon is the largest city in Myanmar with over five million residents and serves as the country's main commercial hub, though it was replaced as the capital in 2006 when the military government moved administrative functions to the newly built city of Naypyidaw. The city remains Myanmar's most significant economic center despite no longer being the seat of government.
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Place details
- Locality
- ရန်ကုန်မြို့
- Region
- ရန်ကုန်တိုင်းဒေသကြီး
- Country
- မြန်မာ
- Population
- 4,477,638
Travel guide
Understand
As the country's former capital, Yangon is the largest and most cosmopolitan city in Myanmar, where you can find nightlife, quality international restaurants, and many of the country's museums. The city is an amalgamation of British, Burmese, Chinese, and Indian influences. Well-known for its colonial architecture, which although decaying, remains an almost unique example of a 19th-century British colonial capital in Asia. New skyscrapers began to rise from the 1990s forward as the government began to allow private investment, and with the introduction of liberalising reforms in 2013, many new buildings were constructed and refurbished in the city centre. Since the capital was shifted to Naypyidaw in 2005, former government buildings such as the massive Secretariat Building have benefited from large-scale restoration efforts.
Yangon's former English name, Rangoon, was not the only victim of change; the country's name itself was changed from Burma to Myanmar. To add to the ongoing identity crisis, the city has been stripped of its status as the capital, relocated to a remote new site called Naypyidaw, built from scratch. The flag too has been changed in 2010, replacing the old one, which replaced another one slightly more than a decade earlier.
See
Relatively untouched by development compared of other major Southeast Asian cities, the city centre of Yangon is full of historical sights. Yangon is perhaps the best-preserved example of a European colonial capital in Southeast Asia.
Do
Cinemas – There are a number of cinemas that play new release English movies. Local cinemas cost only a few dollars and are usually in a good condition but the best cinema might be in Myanmar plaza. remember to stand in silence for the national anthem.
Buy
Valuable and expensive woodcraft, gemstones, food ingredient, and souvenirs. Shopping is fun in Yangon for variety of things being available, unlike other crowded countries, foreigners can visit on certain times view things without distraction. Bargaining is expected, although tourists will be charged higher prices. Street vendors in the centre are not allowed to open their shops until 18:00, by government mandate. thumb|Bogyoke Aung San Market (Scotts Market) Junction City, One of the famous shopping center in downtown area. thumb|Exchanging Kyat will leave you with thick wads of notes
Eat
Article · 中文
仰光（緬甸語：ရန်ကုန်မြို့，緬甸語發音：[jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃ mjo̰] ，Yañḵouñ myoú，缅甸语委转写：ran-kun mrui.），原稱大光（孟語：လဂုင် la.gung；緬甸語：ဒဂုံ Dăgouñ，缅甸语委转写：da.guN），為緬甸最大城市也是仰光省首府，原為緬甸首都（2005年11月6日遷至內比都），人口约735万（2014年統計），面積為312平方英里，位於河岸，伊洛瓦底江三角洲。仰光位於北緯16°48'，東經96°9'，而其時區是協調世界時加上六個半小時。主要出口有米、柚木、石油、棉花和各類金屬礦藏等。與其他東南亞的大城市比較，仰光相對地不太繁榮，不過市內建築迅速發展，大多數都是外資注入發展的（如中國、新加坡、日本，韓國等國）。市內的下城區及大仰光地區有很多連鎖住宅和商業樓宇被重建或改建。現在仰光擁有東南亞最多的前殖民地建築。在殖民地建築內的政府部分（例如高等法院、市政廳、昂山將軍市場和公立醫院）也被列入重建項目。新城區和其他近郊的地區仍屬貧窮地區。
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