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Yangon Chinatown

The Chinatown of Yangon or so called Tayoke Tan lies west of the Sule Pagoda which is located in the centre of Downtown Yangon. 19th Street, Yangon is the main centre of the city's Chinatown.

Proceeding west along the Sule Pagoda Road, the 24th, 23rd, 22nd, 20th, 19th and 18th Streets and Bo Ywe, Latha and Sint Oh Dan Roads steaming with traffic are the busiest quarters of the city as it is in Chinatowns in other parts of the world. These roads fall under the Latha Township.

Paper lanterns.
Paper lanterns hanging over the street announce Chinatown.


Stand selling vegetables.

Stall selling Ang ku kueh.
Ang ku kueh, also known as red tortoise cake, is a small round or oval-shaped Chinese pastry with soft, sticky glutinous rice flour skin wrapped around a sweet central filling.

  • It is molded to resemble a tortoise shell and is presented resting on a square piece of banana leaf.
  • As suggested by its name, red tortoise cakes are traditionally red in color and has a sticky, chewy texture when eaten.
  • Red tortoise cakes are shaped like tortoise shells because the Chinese traditionally believed that eating tortoises would bring longevity to those who are eating it and bring about good fortune and prosperity.
  • See more at Ang ku kueh - Wikipedia.

Stand selling Dragon fruits.
Selenicereus undatus, the white-fleshed pitahaya, is a species of the genus Selenicereus (formerly Hylocereus) in the family Cactaceae and is the most cultivated species in the genus. It is used both as an ornamental vine and as a fruit crop - the pitahaya or dragon fruit.

  • The fruit is oblong to oval, 6 to 12 cm (2.4 to 4.7 in) long, 4 to 9 cm (1.6 to 3.5 in) thick, red with large bracteoles, with white, or more uncommonly, pink pulp and edible black seeds.
  • See more at Selenicereus undatus - Wikipedia.

Stand selling fish and various kebabs.

Red paper lanterns for sale.
A paper lantern is a lantern made of thin, brightly colored paper.

  • Paper lanterns come in various shapes and sizes, as well as various methods of construction.
  • In their simplest form, they are simply a paper bag with a candle placed inside, although more complicated lanterns consist of a collapsible bamboo or metal frame of hoops covered with tough paper.
  • See more at Paper lantern - Wikipedia.

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Location: Yangon Chinatown, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)