In November 2005, the ruling military junta Burma surprised the whole world, announcing that the capital of the country was transferred from Yangon to a new place, 320 kilometers north, to the village of Nipjido. The new city began to build from the village in 2004, and construction does not slow down to this day. The official reason for the construction of a new capital is as follows: Yangon was too crowded. However, some believe that the movement of government groups deep into the country was carried out due to concerns about the American invasion. China, the largest supporter and the junta trading partner, then subjected to a strong criticism of this move, questioning the logic of tremendous costs for building a new capital, because the economy of the country was essentially a terrible state, and thousands of citizens are starving.
Well, one way or another to visit the country and not to visit it the capital is sinner, so many tourists are happy to go there.
Interestingly, the city consists of several districts. So, first of all, it residential zones (They are carefully organized, houses are built in accordance with the status and position of the family in society. That is, the colors of the roofs of houses determine the professions of their inhabitants - employees of the Ministry of Health live in buildings with blue roofs, employees of the Ministry of Agriculture Employees live in houses in green roofs, high-ranking Officials live in mansions (there are 50 of them somewhere), well, "simple mortals live in slums, unfortunately).
Further, Military zone (At least until 2011 it was that high-ranking officers and other officials lived 11 km from the "ordinary" civil servants - this area was closed to the public and there it was possible to go on a special written permission. Inside the military zone road Eight lines - they allow landing to small airplanes). Further, zone ministry (contains headquarters of the Ministry of Myanmar.
All buildings are identical here in appearance. There is also a parliamentary complex, consisting of 31 buildings, and the presidential palace with 100 rooms, as well as the building of the mayor's office, which reveals the obvious features of Stalin's architecture, but the roof in the Burmese style). And finally Hotel Zone. (These are the villa hotels on the hilly outskirts of the city. Some hotels are located in Nypjido itself, and somehow in the nearby town of Levie (Leve) on Yangon Mandalay Road.
Forty villas were built next to the conference center in Myanmar as part of preparation for the 25th ASEAN Summit (Association of Southeast Asian States), held in the new capital in November 2014. 348 hotels and 442 innovations were on an ambulance hand built to accommodate athletes and spectators of the Games of Southeast Asia (2013). The hotel area looks like a strip of extravagant resorts on a rather deserted highway. From afar, it looks just like a postcard, with well-kept gardens and cute houses, but upon closer examination you will notice explicit disadvantages.
Oh yes, there is still International Zone (The government of the country allocated 2 hectares of land for foreign embassies and UN headquarters. Today, only the Bangladesh Embassy) works here).
If you are interested in shopping in the capital of Myanmar, then you Mioma Market (Myowma Market) . Other shopping areas are Thapye Chaung Market and TC Junction Centr (Built in 2009, it is the first shopping center of the capital in private ownership). Also in the capital there is a couple of other markets with restaurants.
What to do in neypyido? You can visit Gardens Ngalaik (Ngalaik Lake Gardens) - A small water park, located along the dam, close to the village of Kuweshin (Kyweshin Village) on the shores of Lake Ngalaik (about 11 km from Napjido).
The park has water slides, recreation areas, apartments and a beach. Gardens are open during the Burmese New Year Water Festival. Further, National Green Park with healing plants of various types. Also, behind the town hall is Park with a playground and water fountain complex where the music light show is held every night.
As for the significant events, the Myanmar Oscar can be distinguished, which is held annually in Nyapyido - may be lucky to become a viewer and you. There is another cinema in the Junction Center Mall and the other two in Pjinman, and one in the Tatcon district, but it is little interesting.
IN Zoological garden There are about 420 animals and even penguins - also an interesting place.
And still there Safari Park ! Golf lovers -no golf courses, decorations of jewelry - in Museum of precious stones . In short, it is accurate to do in the capital of Myanmar than.
If you are interested in pagodas, then they are here. More precisely, she. Similar to the size and shape of the Podgoda Swedagon in Yangon, Pagoda Upatasanti ("Pagoda of the World") was erected in 2009. She stands on the hill, and from there the best view of this city opens.
Interestingly, in the declared "center of the city" occurs not so much. Well, the rest of the city is very lively. The evenings of the restaurants are filled, people walk through the streets. The most "moving" is held in the Mioma Market area. This is the real city center. Crowds of the people arrive here to buy and sell different goods, or chat in a queue to buses in Yangon.
With transport in the city, in principle, no special problems arise, although the number of transport between the capital and other cities is somewhat limited. Interestingly, in 2011 in our media flashed a statement that with the support of one Russian company in the capital of Myanmar will build a 50-kilometer subway line (it would be the first metro in the country). Nevertheless, the Ministry of Transport of Myanmar later announced that the plan was canceled due to the lack of demand and restrictions in the budget. Overtack! Well, while buses and motorcycles are cut down on the roads of the capital, and trains drive through the capital.
In conclusion, I would like to say that the capital of Myanmar is still a strange place: slums and local markets in close proximity to sparkling new shopping centers and colorful apartments.
Of course, the city continues to grow and change, and everything looks no longer as artificially, as in the first couple of years after construction, but, probably, a similar strange feeling will never leave the newly arrived in the city of tourists.