I n v i t a t i o n To

My Hometown
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82st, U Pwar Gone Kyaw Taung Bat, Chan Mya Tharsi Township, Mandalay.

29.Aug.2021

Dear Sis, De Boe, Har Mu & Menar,

How have you been? How are your family members? How is the weather
there? I hope you are doing well. I am also fine here. Anyway, I do have some
news to share with you! I’m actually writing you because it is Thadingyut
Festival soon. That’s why, I would like to invite you to visit my hometown,
Mandalay.

It’s my great pleasure to invite you to my native town, Mandalay. It’s also well
known as a culture city of Myanmar. Mandalay is Upper Myanmar’s main
commercial, educational, health center and it is also considered the center of
Burmese culture. Mandalay is located in the central dry zone of Myanmar
and on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River. Thus, it is also surrounded by
Sagaing Hill, Shan Yoma Hill, Kyauk Sae Hill and Mandalay Hill. My native
town is also the second largest city and the last royal capital of Myanmar.
King Mindon founded Mandalay and the Royal Palace. Mya Nan San Kyaw
Palace was as a new capital at the foot of Mandalay Hill in 1857. King Mindon
also founded the Kuthodaw pagoda, the Thudhamma Zayats and the library
for the Buddhist scriptures. I’m always proud the glory of Mya Nan San
Kyaw Palace and Mandalay Moat. That’s a trademark of my hometown.
Mandalay is famous with the places such as Mahamuni Pagoda, Kyauktawgyi
Pagoda, Kuthodaw Pagoda, Shwe Nan Taw Monastery and Atumashi
Monastery. Mandalay is a Myanmar’s cultural and religious center of
Buddhism, having numerous monasteries and more than 700 pagodas. That’s
show my native town is very devout in Buddhist religious. And also, Mandalay
is well known in the world by The World’s Biggest Book, located in Kuthodaw
Pagoda and U Pain Bridge. Most of the famous authors and artists in
Myanmar were emerged from Mandalay and they served our traditional
culture not to disappear and created new cultural tradition to our generations.
So, no matter how much the globalization wave is influenced in Mandalay, my
native town always has a sense of Myanmar people’s culture and
overwhelmed the religious beliefs.

In brief, I want to spend some time with all of you and for this purpose, the
best option in my mind is your visit to my city. You have expressed several
times that you wish to visit and see Mandalay and this is the best chance to
make your dream come true. So, I’m looking forward to welcoming you to my
native town, Mandalay City. I assure that your stay in this city would be full
of joy and satisfaction.

Love and hugs, Your lovely,

Scarlett.