Myanmar's Shwedagon Pagoda attracts over 4.37 million visitors in first seven months

Devotees visit Shwedagon Pagoda during the full moon day of Waso, a sacred day in the Myanmar lunar calendar that marks the beginning of Buddhist Lent, in Yangon on July 29, 2026. - AFP

YANGON: The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the Golden Pagoda in Myanmar, attracted over 4.37 million visitors from January to July this year, Boe Thin, a member of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustees, told Xinhua on Monday (Aug 10).

During the period, over 46,000 foreign visitors visited the pagoda, with the largest numbers coming from China and Thailand, he said.

The total number of visitors increased from the same period last year, when more than 4.11 million visitors were recorded, he added. - Xinhua