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ပါ​တော်မူချိန် ​တွေ့​မြင်ရ​သော ရတနာပုံ နန်း​နေပြည်ရှိ အတုမရှိ ​ကျောင်း​တော်ကြီး​နှင့်​ ကုသိုလ်​တော်ဘုရား​။

"This is, I think, the finest view about Mandalay; immediately beyond the white buildings the golden spires of innumerable pagodas and Kyoungs rise amongst the palm and other trees; beyond them again, in the Monsoon and cold season, stretches the wide expanse of Aubinleh Tank, and the lofty Shan Hills in the distance complete a picture which a photograph can but poorly represent; so much of its charm consisting, as it does, in its brilliant colouring. The Kyoungs just behind the Incomparable Pagoda (in the centre of the picture) are those occupied by the Hampshire Regiment.”