Bogyoke Aung San Market
things to buy, maybe some
traditional Myanmar handicrafts, such as
carved wood items which usually won’t
carry a high price tag except sandal
wood.
Teak wood
and rosewood items are
good buys to adorn the house or
apartment at home also some local
paintings and pearls are real eye catcher.
Myanmar markets
are
not only essential for the
locals they are also a popular
tourist attractions. Shopping in
Myanmar at places such as the
Bogyoke Aung San market, during
colonial times this was Scott
Market, can be a overwhelming
experience, just look at this
ruby, pearl and jade items.
On certain places
such as Mandalay around the
Mahamuni Pagoda and temple is a
similar market but not under one
roof, there are dozens of
stalls, workshops and other
shops at the road side.
The
difference is that the people,
artist and others also work
there, see the woodcarver,
marble sculpture creator etc.
its very similar to
Phnom Penh
downtown around the art
university. There are plenty
shops selling similar items such
as ruby jewelry, jade jewelry,
clothing and handicraft, but
some have their very distinctive
goods to sell.
Yangon shopping
markets are really essentials
since the big shopping malls and
convenient stores haven’t taken
over yet as in Thailand,
Malaysia or Singapore.
At this oriental market great deals still
can be found in terms of
authentic antiques and
everything around local raw
items such as Myanmar precious
stones, pearls, mother of pearl,
jade, rubies plus silver and
gold items.
There are several
gold and silver mines in the
country but the item made from
became prohibitively expensive
in recent years, just browse the
bazaar's labyrinth, you will be
delighted.
Buy
Myanmar Jewelry
or
raw natural precious stones are probably the most interesting
things to buy since the fit in
any luggage, are colorful, have
some real value and often a
pretty design, jade jewelry are
such typical items, buy some
bangles for the loved ones, if
someone is not after the very
sophisticated
Chinese
jade style (all is
Burmese jadeite) a pretty bangle
of genuine green jade can go for
as little as $ 10,-, no yoke.
I
bought some on my own over the
years, some are even carved. The
good news with these cheap items
is they are real genuine because
nobody is investing the time and
techniques needed to make them
up because of the low price.
Jade bracelets, necklaces and other
items with mix stones look great
and carry a low price.
Thousands of peoples move
through the market every day and
most of them know why.
some of the most
impressive art's and craft's of Myanmar
are available such as teakwood carvings,
jewelry and jade items including Jade
Buddhas. The mirror with the frame
carved from teakwood and this pretty
elephant carved out of
a block of Myanmar
teak are a good example,
read
more.
Here the
virtual
trading
pulse of the
city can be
experienced
since
several
hundred of
years,
during
English
colonial
times it was
“Scott
Market” and
dominated by
Indian
traders how
came to the
country with
the British,
after the
name changed
to Bogyoke
Market and
it is still
one of the
most exotic
and
interesting
bazaar in
the world.
All
treasures of
the orient
are on display
such as
gold, silver
and precious
stones,
pearls,
jewelry and
more, in
recent times
ethnic
jewelry was
added.
In this
bustling
maze of
narrow
alleys
several
hundred
shops are
around in
the great
Oriental
bazaar.
Aside of
shopping
people
watching is
also very
interesting,
there are
the small
groups of
nuns and
monks
constantly
approaching
shop and
begging for
alms by
reciting
verses from
the
Tripitaka,
boys and
girls are
running
around
selling
postcards.
Some Chinese
from
Singapore
try to make
a deal for
jade bangles
and a group
of Thai
women try to
bargaining
for ruby
necklaces
plus more,
plenty of
people
moving
slowly every
day through
the
alleyways.
This is the
old center
of commerce;
the new
shopping
malls are
not
interesting
since they
only offer
the goods
available
anywhere in
Myanmar and south East
Asia.
Since prices
are not
fixed some
bargaining
is required
on anything,
close to the
market is an
old church
and some old
mosques if
you want to
escape from
the scene to
a quiet
environment.
This
area in the
very city
center of
Yangon or
Rangoon is a
real
positive
adventure
for any
visitors,
just look at this decorative
woodcarvings.
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