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More than 500,000 tourists visit Myanmar's world-known Shwedagon Pagoda last year

Xinhua, January 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

More than 517,000 tourists from over 40 countries visited Myanmar's world-known Shwedagon Pagoda last year, according to the Pagoda's Board of Trustee on Friday.

The tourists are mostly from Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Germany and China.

In December 2015 alone, a total of 63,644 tourists from 35 countries visited the pagada, of which, Thai topped with 15,168.

The earning from foreign tourists amounted to over 385,000 U.S. dollars in December.

Shwedagon Pagoda is usually crowded with visitors from home and abroad during the opening season.

Shwedagon Pagoda is featured by its best repository in Myanmar heritage, architecture, sculpture and arts.

The Shwedagon Pagoda accommodates hundreds of colorful temples, stupas, and statues that reflect the architectural era spanning almost 2,500 years. Enditem