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Jin Taw Yan
金多堰
ကြင်းတော်ယန်
Location
LocationMandalay
CountryBurma
Jin Taw Yan is located in MyanmarJin Taw YanShown within Myanmar
Geographic coordinates21°58′36″N 96°03′29″E / 21.976574°N 96.058155°E / 21.976574; 96.058155
Architecture
CompletedFebruary 18, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-02-18)

Jin Taw Yan (Chinese: 金多堰; pinyin: Jīnduōyàn; Burmese: ကြင်းတော်ယန်ဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာဘုရားကျောင်း), is a Mahayana Buddhist temple located on Strand Road in Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma). The temple was officially opened on 18 February 2014, and faces the Irrawaddy River. Construction began in 2009, and cost approximately 4.5 billion kyats, with 20% of funds coming from the Capital Diamond Star Group. The temple is reputed to be Myanmar's largest Chinese temple.

References

  1. Planet, Lonely. "Self-guided Tours in Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  2. ^ "Myanmar's largest Chinese temple opens". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
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Shwedagon Pagoda
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Mandalay
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