This is the largest market in Yangon, (formerly Scott Market), and is not far from Sule Pagoda and is one of the best places in Myanmar to find souvenirs of your visit. Amongst the many things to choose from are wood carvings, lacquerware, longyis (sarongs), Shan bags and basketware.

Shwedagon Pagoda has to be one of the most magnificent constructions on earth. Its origins are shrouded in legend but the Pagoda definitely dates from before the 11th Century. The current construction however dates only from 1769. The stupa is plated with more than 8000 solid gold slabs and its tip is set with diamonds, rubies, sapphires and topaz. A huge emerald in the middle of the stupa catches the first and last rays of the sun. Around the golden stupa are more than 100 smaller stupas, pavilions and administrative halls. Eight hairs of Buddha and other relics are meant to be housed in Shwedagon Pagoda.

Myanmar is a profoundly Buddhist country and Shwedagon is the heart of Buddhist Myanmar. Shwedagon is always bustling with people who come to worship, picnic, read or simply absorb their surroundings. Dawn or dusk are the best times to visit although there is always plenty of coming and going at Shwedagon.