Index
Subjects
Eight ways into Myanmar. Each story belongs to one — pick a thread and follow it.
Discover
The living country — how days are spent, what is believed, what is celebrated and eaten.
- Everyday Life Markets before sunrise, the commute by boat, tea-shop mornings — the texture of ordinary days. 3 stories
- Culture & Traditions Rites of passage, family customs, and the everyday etiquette that holds a community together. 3 stories
- Beliefs & Faith Theravada Buddhism, nat spirits, and the Christian, Hindu and Muslim communities woven through the country. 4 stories
- Festivals Thingyan water, Thadingyut lights, and the pagoda festivals that turn a whole town inside out. 4 stories
- Food & Flavours Mohinga at dawn, laphet thoke, and the distinct regional kitchens of a country of many peoples. 5 stories
Heritage
What was made and built, and the places that hold it.
- Heritage Bagan's plain of temples, the teak monasteries, colonial Yangon — the built memory of centuries. 4 stories
- Arts & Crafts Lacquerware, weaving, marionettes, and gold leaf beaten thinner than paper. 3 stories
- Myanmar Gems & Jewellery The beauty of the stones, the skill of the makers, and a thoughtful account of their origins. 5 stories
- Places From the Shan hills to the Ayeyarwady delta — a geography told through the people who live in it. 5 stories