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မန္တ​လေး​တောင်​တော်မှ အ​ရှေ့​ဘက် ​မျှော်ကြည့်​လျှင် ရှမ်း​ရိုး​မ ​တောင်တန်း​ကြီး​အား​ မှိုင်း​မှိုင်း​ပြပြ ​တွေ့​ရစဉ်။

“looking due East, over the 2nd Madras Lancer lines towards the Shan Hills, which rise, covered with forest, to a height of 6,000 feet, and form the boundary to the East of the Kingdom of Upper Burmah. They are about 7 miles from Mandalay, the country being, as seen in the picture, quite flat. A great part of it is under water during the rains and cold season, as then the Nanda and Aubinleh Tanks are united into one vast sheet of water through which are only two roads, one running directly from the East Gate of the city to the Hill of Yankeentoung, where a military post has been established, and the other in a straight line from about the centre of Mandalay Hill towards the Shan Hills.”