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The construction was also seen as a heavy toll on the people and the state, so a prophecy would be created
to stop the project. The approach in conveying dissatisfaction was presumably
to use the king's deep superstition. The prophecy went "as soon as the
construction of the pagoda was finished, the country would also disappear. A
variant states that the king would die once the project was completed. Then,
the construction was slowed down to prevent the fulfillment of the prophecy
and when the king died , the project was completely halted and the heaviest
bell in the world appears here, weighing more than 90 tons

Return to Mandalay for lunch in a local restaurant and then visit the city of Sagaing.

Sagaing is the main city and the capital of the Sagaing division in Burma. It is located on the Irrawaddy
River, 20 km southwest of Mandalay, on the opposite bank of the river. It has about 300,000 inhabitants.

Sagaing is a religious and monastic center, with a large number of Buddhist
abbeys and pagodas. It was the capital of Burma for a short period of time, from
1760 to 1764, and the reason it lost its title was a series of (later failed) attacks
by China's Qing dynasty.

Back in Mandalay you will have the opportunity to watch the sun set from the
wooden bridge of U-Bein.
Rientro in albergo con cena

9° Day : Mandalay - Heho - Pindaya
After breakfast, after leaving the hotel, a van will take you to the airport, where you will take a flight to
Heho and then continue to Pindaya

Pindaya, is a city in the Shan State of Burma. It is located in the western part of the state in the town of
Pindaya in the Taunggyi district. Most famous for its limestone caves called
Pindaya Caves, where thousands of Buddha images have been consecrated
for worship over the centuries, it is also one of the cities that hosts a traveling
market every five days. Pindaya term is a corruption of the word Pinguya, which
translates to Caught the Spider in Burmese. The
name arose from the legend that once there was
a large spider that resided in the caves and that
had captured a local princess. The princess was saved when the giant spider
was killed by a prince using a bow and arrow. When the spider was killed, it
was said that the prince had exclaimed that he had caught the spider, that is,
to kill it. Thus, the exclamation became the name of the region, and from it Pindaya received its name.

Pindaya center of a Burmese-speaking ethnic group in Shan state

Lunch on the excursion

In the afternoon, visit to the caves, which house more than 8000 Buddha statues in various types of
material, deposited over the centuries.

Accompaniment to the hotel and dinner.

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