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    This monk looking for his way in a Bagan temple is like Burmese population trying to find its path towards democracy and modernity in the maze of its history. Cut from the global progress since the 1962 putsch, two generations have only known dictatorship. However, despite minorities repression we have encouraging signs: larger freedom of speech, release of Aung San Suu Kyi and hundreds of political prisoners... A step backward is unlikely now that the population can see the rest of the world.: by emmanuel, Views[387]
         		 Nuns standing apart look questioningly at the bustle around the hand-operated Ferris wheel. Emblematic of the mutations, youth adopt a new dress style conveyed by TV (satellite dishes are allowed since 2011). Jeans are replacing the traditional longyi. Karaoke clips are now performed by western dressed actors with modern house and ATV. After decades of oppression, population discovers the consumer society and parents don't want their kids to be deprived as they have been. : by emmanuel, Views[457]
         		 Burma is the poorest country in Southeast Asia, with roughly a quarter of it's population living in abject poverty. Young children are often forced to work for their families survival by doing things like collecting bottles.: by zimmphotoz, Views[4308]
         		 Young kids spend their days hopping on and off the train with friends. They know the ins and outs of the line.: by zimmphotoz, Views[1512]
         		 Goods ands and people concentrate at the train stations. Because of the circle train, they have become the hubs of daily village life. : by zimmphotoz, Views[822]
     
    Within moments the rural lifestyle takes over. The lush landscape is dotted with everything from huts to houses, and farms to factories.: by zimmphotoz, Views[1147]
         		 The Circle Train leaves the bustling city and traces a loop through the nearby pastoral countryside. It connects people and also allows for the easy transport of goods to market.: by zimmphotoz, Views[1012]
         		 Intense life around the Golden Rock, one of the holiest places for the Theravada Buddhism. Till recently, westerners had to leave the top of the hill before sunset if they hadn't booked into one of the three government’s hotels. The drawback of the tourism rush is the inadequate accommodation capacity in Burma and the massive arrival of cash that has raised prices up to 10 in 18 months for activities related to tourism. As a side effect, locals may have difficulties to access these services.: by emmanuel, Views[840]
         		 A late afternoon at the U-Bein bridge. Peaceful, nothing looks to have changed in a country stucked into the past for 50 years, except some tourist boats in the distance. It's hard to imagine that in 2007 Mandalay, with the most important monastic population of Burma, suffered mass arrests in monasteries during the Saffron Revolution. Since western medias in early 2012 have promoted the opening of the country that occurred one year before, it has become destination #1 for travel agencies. : by emmanuel, Views[444]
         		 Orphans like here in Bagan are welcomed in monasteries were they will receive an education. And poor families will send there one of their sons to study. Every begging bowl belongs to a monk. In Buddhist families, every boy will spend 3 months in a monastery between the age of 5 and 15. In Burma, around 2% of men are monks. In 2006, some of them confided in me it was a way to have a decent life without the risk to be requisitioned by force by the military junta for building roads, pipelines...: by emmanuel, Views[1110]
     
    Elderly woman watching the street: by jbertke, Views[322]
         		 Inle fisherman checking nets while smoking cheroot : by jbertke, Views[398]
         		 Local boat ferry on Inle Lake, feeding the birds: by jbertke, Views[367]
         		 Yandabo girls running through hay field: by jbertke, Views[418]
         		 Ngapali girl with Thanaka: by jbertke, Views[424]
     
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