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Theindawgyi Paya BUDDHIST TEMPLE
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(Bo Gyoke Rd; daylight hours) The city's most venerated Buddhist temple,
Theindawgyi Paya sits on a ridge overlooking the city and harbour. A beautiful, Mon-
style ordination hall of wood, brick and stucco contains an impressive painted and carved
ceiling, a 'European pose' buddha towards the front entry, 28 smaller buddhas along its
two sides, a large meditation buddha in the centre and a sizable reclining buddha at the
back. A tall gilded stupa stands on a broad platform with excellent views of the city be-
low and islands in the distance.

Myeik Harbour LANDMARK
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(Strand Rd) Myeik's vast harbourfront is worth a stroll to watch stevedores loading and
offloading cargo from ships big and small. Until it was destroyed in 2001, the southern
end of the harbour was also home to the tomb of Mary Povey White, the wife of the no-
torious Siamese-employed harbourmaster Samuel White, who died of cholera in 1682.

Pataw Padet Kyun ISLAND
This island, located directly opposite Myeik's harbour, is named for its two prominent
hills. A large, hollow reclining buddha, Atula Shwethalyaung , lies at the foot of rocky,
jungle-covered Padet Hill to the south. At 66m it's the third-longest reclining buddha in
Myanmar - but with a twist: it's a hollow cement form with an interior walkway lined
with comic-strip-like stories of the buddha's past lives.
Boats can be chartered from the small jetty at the west end of Pyi Taw Thar St (round
trip K3000).

Bu Paya Zedi BUDDHIST TEMPLE
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(Bo Gyoke Rd; daylight hours) Yet another hilltop temple; in addition to views
over town, Bu Paya Zedi has an appealingly abandoned feel and abundance of mouldy,
crumbing statues.

Sake Nyein Zei MARKET
(Bo Gyoke Rd; 6am-6pm) Near the harbour, Myeik's municipal market is a colourful col-
lection of enclosed stalls covering an entire city block.