Last time, we have introduced to you 5 kinds of souvenirs to buy for your Myanmar tour. Today, we will mention other 5 kinds of souvenirs which are very interesting to be gifts when you get to Myanmar in the future.
6. Cigar:
Myanmar is famous for its cigar. Myanmar’s cigar is very special. Myanmar( Burma) women work hard and make cigars with their skillful hands, fast and endurable. There are many cigar making villages in Myanmar. You can visit one of them to enjoy a cigar and have new experience.
Cigar in Myanmar is made with natural ingredients, very safe for the health. If you want to give your husband or your father a special gift from Myanmar, buying a bunch of cigar seems to be a very smart choice. You can buy a cigar at around 100 kyat.
One of the most famous cigar making village is near Inle lake. Tourists can spend time enjoying the peacefulness of the lake, ease their soul and choose cigar as a special souvenir for their relatives. Inle, one of the top Myanmar sites, will never let you down.
7. Myanmar traditional textile products:
In Myanmar, textile products are variable and available for buying. There are many kinds of them such as colorful cloth, cloth bag, scarf. All are made very skillfully and carefully. Artists spend much time and love for their products, and they express their culture though each cloth they sell. Getting to Myanmar and buying their very beautiful bags for your family should be a great idea for this year, 2018!
You can easily find these handcrafted products at many shops along the streets and at super markets, shopping mall and wholesale market of Myanmar. They range from wide prices with good quality.
Today, we will introduce to you one of the most popular kinds of textile products: Shan cloth bag
To Myanmar, weaving is their traditional handicraft industry. They take pride in their job and their skillful products. Many customers have heard of Shan, a popular minority in Myanmar, also the reason for the many trips they have taken. To fulfill an adventure Myanmar tour, of course you should not miss visiting Shan people.
Myanmar use wooden looms to make beautiful and colorful Shan bags. They are professional in this field. Shan women can both do housework well and make money at home. Their Shan bags are always liked by many visitors.
If you visit Yangon or Bagan, Shan bags are always available. You can find nice bags at the shops or at many small stores along the streets. Shan bags are useful, tourists can use them to put in books, notebooks, and other private things.
8. Puppets:
In Myanmar, people really like puppets. Many puppet shows are held in restaurants. In many Myanmar travel blog, you even can see that the visitors talked about myanmar hotels decorated with puppets. Myanmar puppets are different in style, shape and size. Each puppet symbols for one character. This kind of art expresses Myanmar life and culture, it is their traditional art for a long time.
You can choose Yangon as a very special place to enjoy beautiful puppets. In Myanmar museum in Yangon, you can see puppets in characters of princess, prince, king,fish, old man, horse,…You can pay 10.000 kyat to have one of this for your collection.
If you get to Myanmar to learn about about their history, watching puppets show is a very good way to get a real view of this. Myanmar use this kind of art to share their history through many centuries, that’s why the Burmese appreciates this art until now.
9. Sand picture:
Sand pictures are special even from their name. We can hear about many kinds of picture: paper paintings, oil paintings, but sand paintings/sand picture are very special.
In Bagan, one of many Myanmar highlights, you can easily find shops selling different sand pictures. These pictures are very colorful and lovely with many landscapes and made by skillful hands. To own one of these special souvenirs, you just need to pay some thousands of kyat. Not expensive at all for your tour.
If you like to take time watching the artists work, they are willing to let you watch. Bagan welcomes you always, with love.
10. Religious products.
We do not need to say too much about Myanmar religion. This country is popular to the world as a Buddhism country. Pagodas are everywhere, monks are welcomed and looked up to. In this country, you can find many products related to their religion. Buddha with different shapes and sizes, different postures are sold in every market and shop.
If you are someone who believes in Buddha, buying one statue of your God is really what to do in Myanmar.
Many tourists who are even from Europe countries also choose this kind of souvenir just to remind them of the country they visit, some buy for friends from Asia, some buy for their collection. There are many reasons for buying any kinds of souvenirs.
So, through many tips for choosing souvenirs in Myanmar, have you chosen one for you? Getting to Myanmar without these very featured things will not be smart. Let’s imagine how you will feel when you own all of these products! Well, so fantastic, right?
