chances are, you haven t been to this place. chances are, this is a place you ve never seen. other than maybe blurry cellphone videos, old black-and-white newsreels from world war ii. chances are, bad things were happening in the footage you saw. myanmar. after 50 years of nightmare, something unexpected is happening here, and it s pretty incredible. in yangon, capital city of myanmar, it s dark. blackouts are frequent with the ancient power grid. what sources of light there are in the street cast an eerie, yellow-orange hue. for almost 100 years under british rule, this was rangoon. in 1948, after helping the british fight off the japanese, and with a new taste for self-determination, the country gained independence. after a decade of instability, however, the military consolidated power and never let go. elections, they came and went. the results ignored, opposition punished or silenced entirely. burma, now myanmar, where orwell had once served as a colonial policeman
tours on tape. but no. philippe: oh, this is stunning. anthony: you ll encounter some western travelers at bagan s temple sites for sure, but, generally speaking, they re a hardy bunch even the bus tours here are not for the faint of heart or the weak of spirit. but for the most part, you re far more likely to bump into a goat than a foreigner. philippe: this is so beautiful, so much like an ode to human, you know, beliefs and adoration and worshiping and and anthony: slave labor. philippe: and slave labor. anthony: i m thinking, you build this many temples, thousands of them, in a relatively short period of time? you know, chances are somebody was working for less than minimum wage, let s put it that way. philippe: for sure. ah, we could fly here. look at that.
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anthony: you d expect this, an ancient city of nearly unparalleled size and beauty, to be overrun with tourists, souvenir shops, snack bars, tours on tape. but no. philippe: oh, this is stunning. anthony: you ll encounter some western travelers at bagan s temple sites for sure, but, generally speaking, they re a hardy bunch even the bus tours here are not for the faint of heart or the weak of spirit. but for the most part, you re far more likely to bump into a goat than a foreigner. philippe: this is so beautiful, so much like an ode to human, you know, beliefs and adoration and worshiping and and anthony: slave labor. philippe: and slave labor. anthony: i m thinking, you build this many temples, thousands of them, in a relatively short period of time?
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