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salay
SALAY(NEAR BAGAN) to add under the title of Bagan surrounding A small town about 15 km south of Bagan, down the Ayarwaddy River. U Pone Nya Museum, formerly the Yoke Sone Monastery, exhibits antique lacquerwares, wooden relieves and a large standing gilded Buddha image. The exterior is covered with wooden carved figures copied from Jataka (Buddhist Birth Story). Another place worth visiting is Tha-ta-na Kyaung (Keythar monastery) where Tipitaka texts are housed in a large red lacquered cabinet.
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