Over 800,000 pilgrims, 411 tourists visit Shwedagon Pagoda as of May second week
There are 807,336 local visitors and 411 foreign visitors to the renowned Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon between 1 and 15 May, said the Pagoda Board of Trustees.
According to the data from 1 to 15 May, a total of 807,747 visitors – 5,945 monks, 3,817 nuns, 356,442 males (local), 441,132 females (local), 258 male foreigners and 153 female foreigners visited the pagoda.
Most of the tourists are from Asian Buddhist countries.
China recorded the highest numbers of visitors followed by Vietnam and Thailand. Similarly, the visitors from European countries, Africa and the US came here to study the architectural works of Myanmar.
The pagoda hosts more than 20,000 visitors per day and between 30,000 and 50,000 on weekends.
The visitors were from European countries such as French including the US, Russia, India, China(Taipei), Sri Lanka, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Korea, Japan, Germany, Australia, the UK, Switzerland, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Mexico, Hong Kong, the Philippines,Bangladesh, Guatemala and African countries.
Due to the fears over the spread of COVID-19, the Shwedagon Pagoda was closed to visitors for more than 10 months between 30,000 and 50,000 on weekends.
The visitors were from European countries such as French including the US, Russia, India, China(Taipei), Sri Lanka, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Korea, Japan, Germany, Australia, the UK, Switzerland, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Mexico, Hong Kong, the Philippines,
Bangladesh, Guatemala and African countries.
Due to the fears over the spread of COVID-19, the Shwedagon Pagoda was closed to visitors for more than 10 months.