The next Angkor Wat? Securing world heritage status for historic Mrauk U could bring much-needed prosperity to troubled Rakhine stateWhen time began there lived a lonely monkey who met a peacock,who laid an egg from which was born a mighty prince who built a city on the spot of his birth and called it “monkey egg”. Whatever the myths around its creation, by the 15th century, or Mrauk U (Monkey Egg) was the capital of a powerful kingdom and one of the richest cities in Asia.
Up to the 18th century,it was a vital trading port for rice, ivory, or elephants,tree sap and deer cover, cotton, or slaves,horses, spices and textiles from India, and Persia and Arabia. Related: Myanmar army allegedly left Rohingya refugees with bullet wounds and burns Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com