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U Bein Bridge at Amarapura

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U Bein Bridge Spans the Lake Taungthaman

The main tourist draw of the ancient city of Amarapura is the U Bein Bridge. Such is the fame of this bridge that the moment I got off the bus from Mandalay, a little Burmese girl said “U Bein Bridge” and pointed towards it. The bridge is a result of the constant moving of royal capitals of the Burmese kings. Amarapura was chosen to be the royal capital by King Bodawpaya, but his grandson moved to to Inwa, and his successor moved it back to Amarapura. Finally, the Amarapura lost is favor as a royal capital when it was moved to present day Mandalay. Now, Amarapura is part of the the city of Mandalay.
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