Snapshots of Myanmar as it's set to welcome Xi
By Global Times, Published: 2020-01-16 16:46:30
People visit the Shwedagon Pagoda during the traditional Thadingyut Lighting Festival in Yangon, Myanmar. Shwedagon Pagoda, the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar, is believed to contain relics of the four previous Buddhas belonging to the present kalpa. (Photo: Xinhua)
Editor's Note:
Chinese President Xi Jinping will on a state visit to Myanmar from January 17 to 18 at the invitation of Myanmar President U Win Myint. It will be Xi's first state visit of 2020, and also the first state visit to Myanmar by a Chinese president in 19 years. Check out these beautiful pictures to catch a glimpse of this vibrant Southeast Asian nation!
Young Buddhist nuns pay homage at the world-famous Shwedagon Pagoda on the first day of Myanmar's traditional new year in Yangon, Myanmar on April 17, 2018. Myanmar is the most religious Buddhist country in terms of the proportion of monks in the population and the proportion of income spent on religion. (Photo: Xinhua) 
Photo shows the ancient pagodas in Bagan. The ancient city with over 3,000 religious structures has endured challenges for more than 1,000 years. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee on July 6, 2019 declared Bagan as a World Heritage site. (Photo: Xinhua) 
Visitors enjoy a sunrise in Myanmar's ancient city of Bagan.(Photo: Xinhua) 
Central Yangon, Myanmar bustles on a night. (Photo: Xinhua) 
People visit a church during 2019’s Christmas in Yangon, Myanmar. (Photo: Xinhua) 
Visitors look at gulls flying over the Yangon River during the last sunset of 2019 at Botahtaung harbour in Yangon, Myanmar. (Photo: Xinhua) 
Dancers perform during the traditional Thingyan water festival in Yangon, Myanmar on April 13, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua)