Bagan preserves Myanmar's ancient lacquerware tradition


This photo taken on Aug 24, 2024 shows colourful lacquerwares at a shop in Bagan, Myanmar. - Photo: Xinhua

YANGON: Myanmar lacquerware has a long tradition, with the art mainly flourishing in Bagan, a central part of Myanmar that preserves this craft as a heritage.

Mar Mar Shwe, 47, the owner of the Shwe Yati Lacquerware shop in Bagan, said, "Our family has been running this lacquerware business for over 70 years, passing it down through generations.

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