Located at around 11 km south of Mandalay is one of the ancient capitals of last Myanmar kingdom called Amarapura which signifies the City of Inmortality. It is also called “Taung Myo” the southern town. Amarapura was the capital of Myanmar for three discrete periods during the Konbaung dynasty in the 18th and 19th centuries before finally supplanted by Mandalay in 1857. Although any significant remnants of the ancient city can be hardly found, the nowadays suburb of Mandalay city still maintains the traditional art of silk weaving.

The hand-woven silk produces are not only proudly worn by locals at auspicious occasions but also attract the heart of foreign visitors because of its richness in colour and design.

The world’s longest wooden bridge, U Bein Bridge, spanning across the east and west of Taungthaman Lake is one of the places which should not be missed. The bridge was constructed over a century ago with the length about 1.2 km and comprised of 1086 teak pillars.