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Aim to reach the top early in the morning - the best time to see it, before most tourists arrive.


The Golden Rock is an important place of pilgrimage for the Burmese. The history of the Rock, which houses a relic, one of Buddha's hairs, explains why the Rock seems to be balanced on the edge of the cliff.
Sleep at the bottom of the mountain rather than on the summit, as well as finding the hotels cheaper, I thought the trip up by truck was an attraction all by itself!




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