Myanmar attracts tourists also for its beauty and impressions on trekking tours. Taking part in a trip to Myanmar, tourists will be offered with many interesting trekking tours to beautiful places over this country. This article will lead you to one of those outstanding destinations – Yankin Hill. This place is becoming increasingly famous as a Myanmar tourist attraction. Being a smart traveller in Burma, you should not miss a chance to travel here.
Yankin Hill is located in the East of Mandalay. The name of this hill, Yankin, in Burmese language, means “stay away from danger”. From the meaning of the name, we understand that the place is peaceful and rustic, which is also what Myanmar is known for. It is also the hope of people here, to live in harmony, peace and simple happiness.
Yankin Hill is such a quite small hill. However, it is chosen to be the stopping point of many pilgrims and smart travellers in Burma because of many sacred relics left here. There is a small temple built on the top of this hill. Visiting this temple, tourists can follow a narrow staircase with small steps leading to the top hill, the entrance of the temple. The temple is like any other religious Burma travel highlights. It is sacred, ancient, meticulously designed and arranged with many impressive Buddhist statues.
There are many fish species to be fed in a pond on the hill top. It is said that Min Shin Saw, a prince son of King Alaung Sithu under the Bagan era, ordered his soldiers to look for most precious and beautiful fish species and bring to the hill so that he could raise them. The local people say that the fish are fed in the Royal Palace during the time of Yadanarbon. However, after that, for the sake of the local citizens, Min Shin Saw brought the fish to Yankin hill. This legend is also told in many Burma travel books so you can find a read about it to learn more about the stories of this area. There is a wind bus highway leading up to the hill top in both of two directions of the South and the North. This hill is about 215 meters high and roughly 2,013 meters wide from the North to the South.
Talking back about the temple on the top of Yankin hill, it is truly a great place for smart travellers in Burma to watch the overview of Mandalay. From there, tourists can contemplate the whole sceneries of Mandalay with immense paddy fields and the Shan foothills. For a trek to Yankin Hill, you will need to climb over the stepped stairway. This takes you at least 10 minutes to finish, according to some Burma travel reviews. As the result, you can feel tired after all, but when you watch the beauty of the sight from the top of Yankin Hill and go inside the antique beautiful temple, the tiredness will immediately disappear.
The temple on Yankin Hill is specially designed with Buddhist merits. Located on a favorable situation and having great atmosphere, no wonder why this place attracts so many visitors coming to Mandalay. You can also ask to feed the fish in the pond inside the temple. This is such an interesting activity that many tourists want to try, besides going inside the temple and pray for good luck and success. Having a good English speaking guide in Myanmar will help your trip easier and have more valuable experiences.
It is such an interesting experience for smart travellers in Burma to have a trek to Yankin Hill in Myanmar. This is a destination that combines all factors of natural and religious beauties of this country. Located in the famous beautiful city Mandalay, spending your time in this location will also help you to have distinctly stunning moments for a memorable trip.
