Pyin U Lwin

Pyin Oo Lwin, also named Maymyo in history, is a little town located in in Mandalay Division, Myanmar. Living its fate course quietly in reverse is one of the most charming and moving accounts of this city. Because of its colonial background, Pyin Oo Lwin used to be the summer resort for British settlers and colonial administrators to escape from the high heat and humidity of Yangon. Military schools, colonial constructions, various plants are all witnesses of its prosperous summit. But now, the city finally finds its tranquility back in cozy diners, stylish youths and industrious labors. When appreciate the photographs presented, everyone must be wondering and astonished at its odd but harmonious paradoxes unity of opposites—western and local, traditional and modern, rich and poor. Especially the Eurasian community Pyin Oo Lwin has today, consisting mostly of Anglo-Burmese and Anglo-Indians, also a diverse mix of Chinese, Chin, Kachin, Karen, and Shan communities.