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 zay cho market by eelaine
things are supposed to be cheap here.. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherDirections: ask around.. everyone knows where zay cho market is.. :)
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there are lots of gem shops around yangon.. some cheaper.. some more expensive.. we were recommended to go to this shop by a close burmese friend.. according to them, this is the place where we can be sure of getting the best quality..
jade.. ruby.. diamonds.. and any other gem stone that one may fancy..
this varies very greatly.. depends on quality and size.. Leave a Comment Theme: JewelryDirections: no idea where exactly this is as our friend took us there.. but the address says.. no. 005 & 006, building b, new university avenue rd, bahan township, yangon..
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 by A2002
Longyi can be bought from the market, shops, etc.
About USD1 for an average quality longyi. About USD2 for a good one. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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We were told that this market is for the "rich" people. It is a very popular market where the tourists will go. There are many souvenirs stalls, longyi stalls, jewellery stalls, etc.
You can get marble carvings, wood carvings, tapestries, lacquerware, jades, rubies, sapphires, etc, mostly cute souvenirs made for the tourists from this market. It's quite a big market...
Most of the stall owners will be able to speak English. The Chinese stall owners can speak Mandarin! It was a surprise... Some can even speak the Chinese dialects. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Tapestries making is only in Mandalay. We went to one factory there. It's quite interesting to see the people stitching and making the tapestries. There, you can order what you want. You can select the design, material, etc and collect them in a few days' time. I think they can ship them to you too.
We were told that buying tapestries will be the cheapest in Mandalay cos that's where they are produced. It will be more expensive in Yangon. Leave a Comment Theme: Art
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Marble carvings is unique to Mandalay in Myanmar. Apart from carving marble buddha images, there are also many small marble carvings for tourists as souvenirs.
If you want to get some marble carvings as souvenirs, it will be the cheapest to get them from the numerous workshops in Mandalay. There's a street in Mandalay with numerous marble carvings workshops.
I bought a medium sized marble elephant (about 6cm in height) for 3000kyat. The shop owner said that she's selling it very cheap cos it's the low season. I saw the similar marble elephant in a tourist shop selling for USD16! Wow! Leave a Comment Theme: Local Craft
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As you travel around Myanmar, you can see the golden pagodas and buddha statues. They are usually covered with gold leaves.
If you would like to buy gold leaves (as souvenirs or for donations to the temples), or products from gold leaves, it is the cheapest to buy them from the gold leaves making workshop in Mandalay. We were told that throughout Myanmar, gold leaves are produced only in Mandalay.
During our trip, at the workshop in Mandalay, 10 pieces of gold leaves (about 2 cm square)cost 1000 kyat. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 Lacquerware with gold leaves. by A2002
So if you are going to Bagan, and would like to buy good quality lacquerware products, buy from the lacquerware workshops in Bagan. In the shops, you can bargain.
The prices are in USD. I am not sure if it's cheap as compared to those from Thailand... Leave a Comment Theme: Art
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 any little item can be had by cochinjewLeave a Comment Theme: Other
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