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ပါ​တော်မူချိန် ​တွေ့​မြင်ရ​သော မန္တ​လေး​တောင်​တော် သုဓမ္မာဇရပ်နှင့်​ ကျံုး​ရေပြင်။

“The hill, which is about 500 feet high, is a quarter-of-a-mile from the city, which it completely commands. It is covered with low jungle. The ascent is by a covered flight of steps to within a short distance of the top. Half way up there are some finely carved Kyoungs, in one of which is an immense gilded figure of Gautama, some 40 or 50 feet high. On the summit are some more Kyoungs and Shrines, to which Theebaw used to send a daily offering of fowls. It is now used as a signalling station, and signals from it can be flashed in all directions; it is in direct communication with Ava and Yankeentoung, where we have military ports. This picture is taken from the Gymhhama ground, which is under the city wall between it and the moat, where we frequently have athletic sports, races, &c…”