Overview of Yangon - Travel Guide For Your Trip

Overview of Yangon – Travel Guide For Your Trip

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Yangon is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Southeast Asia. This city is also one of the destinations of Myanmar. The Yangon city possesses monumental religious works and a seductive beauty from colonial times. The article below will give you the most basic and fundamental information about this beautiful city. Hopefully, this information will give you a panoramic view of the Yangon city.

General information
Yangon (or formerly also known as Rangoon) was the Burma capital just before 2006. With a population of over 5 million people, Yangon is Myanmar’s largest city and still the country’s commercial center. It is also the soul of the country because of Shwedagon Pagoda, considered the most sacred Buddhist temple for Burmese. Yangon has a lot to offer, whether you want to go to foreigners’ bars, try traditional Myanmar food with local wines or wander the streets to see colonial buildings.
Recent changes in Myanmar’s political life, which has long been isolated from the outside world, have quickly become one of the most popular destinations for tourists, especially with tourists in Southeast Asia. With visitors first arriving in Yangon, they will find it hard to feel the changes taking place in the largest city in Myanmar. Concerns about regulations prohibiting photographing, filming or areas not covered are almost completely eradicated.
Yangon people
Yangon is the largest city, the busiest trade, the main gateway to Myanmar by air, sea, river and road. Today, the main resident living in Yangon are Indian and Chinese.
Climate
The climate of Yangon is quite similar to the Southeast Asian countries’ climate. Yangon suffers from a tropical climate, with the temperature is high and very damp all year. Yangon also has two distinct seasons, which are dry season and rainy season. However, Yangon’s dry season divided into two periods: hot weather and cooler weather. The winter in Yangon lasts from November to February (the temperature is between 19 and 33°C); dry season often begins in March and ends in May, when the temperature can be up to 40°C); and rainy season starts from June and ends in October.
Transportation
Yangon International Airport is 19 km from the city center. The bus is always crowed. The railroad system raises the northern provinces of Myama. The government regularly restricts the import of cars. Yangon is a city in the south of Myanmar. To get in the Yangon city, you can get in by air plane (at the Yangon International Airport (Mingladon)), by train (there will be a few lines from Yangon to other cities in Myanmar), by boat (if you want to come to IWT from Yangon, you can go by boat) and by bus. When traveling Yangon, you can get around the city by taxi, by train, by trishaw, by bus, by boat or on foot.
Accommodation
The cost of staying in Myanmar is considered to be relatively more expensive than in some other countries in the region. The hotel has a medium price ranging from USD 20 to USD 50.
Food and drink
The cuisine of Yangon has developed in a positive way in recent years. Beside the restaurants serving the Asian food typical of countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia.., international tourists from European countries also find it easy to see the restaurants offering European dishes. Fast-food restaurants with well-known and familiar brand names are increasingly appearing to meet the growing demand of diners.
Language
The official language in Yangon is Burmese. In addition, English is widely spoken in the inner city. Yangon has the oldest university in Myanmar (founded in 1920), two out of four medical academies based in this city.
Social and economic feature
Yangon is the economic center of Myanmar. The majority of imports and exports come from Yangon. In 2004, the government authorized the Shanghai Jingqiao Export Processing Zone Development Company to develop its plan to establish the largest economic zone in Myama in Thanlying Township near Thilawa Port. The master plan was completed in 2006 but has not yet been approved.
Construction
The Yangon city has a number of colonial buildings, but many new commercial and residential buildings also built. The Yangon city was planned professionally by the British. In addition to the ancient architecture of the British left, at present, the speed of infrastructure development of Yangon is gradually improved.
Some famous tourist attractions
When you visit Yangon, there is a broad range of tourist attractions you should not miss, such as Shwedagon Pagoda, Sule Pagoda, Botahtaung Pagoda, Kyauktawgyi Pagoda, Bogyoke Museum, People’s Park and Square, Gems Museum, Kandawgyi Garden, … Each of the sights in Yangon has unique and exclusive features waiting to be explored.
Bago is one of the affluent and nourishing locations in Myanmar. From Yangon, if you want to come to Bago, you can drive in about 1 hour, the distance from Yangon and Bago is roughly 80 kilometer. Pyay located in the north, and 161 km of Yangon. Pathein is famous for Parasol.
Some important celebrations in Yangon:
1) Shwedagon Pagoda Festival (February – March)
2) Festival at Kandawgyi Lake following Independence Day (January 4th)
3) Botataung Pagoda festival (January)
4) Martyr’s Day (July 19th)