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you d expect this, an ancient city of nearly unparalleled size and beauty to be overrun with tourists, snack bars, tours on tape. but no. this is stunning. you ll encounter western travellers at bagan s travel sites for sure but they are a hearty bunch. even the bus tours here are not for the faint of heart or weak of spirit. but for the most part you are more likely to bump into a goat than a foreigner. this is so beautiful. so much like an ode to human believes and admiration and worshipping. slave labor. and slave labor. you build this many temples thousands of them in a short period of time. chances are someone was working for less than minimum wage, let s put it that way. oh, sure. you could fly here. look at that. a millennia ago in a period of 250 years, over 4,000 structures like this were built here. they say that a king began this project after a conversion to buddhism. he started a new temple every 14 days.

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