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The massive Sule Pagoda in the center of downtown Yangon, Myanmar, has served as the focal point of political movements
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A street filled with cars and shoppers in downtown Yangon, Myanmar
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Large buildings in downtown Yangon, Myanmar are covered in scaffolding in need of repair
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Large buildings in Yangon are influenced by more than a century of British rule in Myanmar, Nov. 20, 2012 (Anita Kumar/MCT)
China's influence on neighboring Myanmar is seen in Chinatown, spanning several blocks in the the former capital city of Yangon, Nov. 20, 2012 (Anita Kumar/MCT)
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Sun sets on the Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the Great Dragon Pagoda, the oldest historical pagoda in the world, in Yangon, Myanmar
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Vendors sell fruit on the streets of Yangon, Myanmar, Nov. 20, 2012 (Anita Kumar/MCT)
Trash fills the streets in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov. 20, 2012 (Anita Kumar/MCT)
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A woman makes a call at one of the many booths equipped with landline phones in Yangon, Myanmar
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Shoppers wearing traditional longyi sarongs walk a street full of vendors seling food, clothes and gifts in Yangon, Myanmar
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The grand Island Water Transport building in downtown Yangon, Myanmar
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Thone Pan Hla, a typical tea house in Yangon, Myanmar, which serves lunch, snacks and tea with condensed milk
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A dilapidated building serves as a guest house in Yangon, Myanmar
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Independence Monument in Maha Bandula Park in downtown Yangon commemorates Myanmar's independence from the British in 1948
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City Hall in Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar, has been the site of many political demonstrations and bombings
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Many massive buildings in downtown Yangon, Myanmar have been abandoned
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A colorful building in busy downtown Yangon, Myanmar
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A Buddha at the 2,600-year-old Shwedagon Pagoda, the oldest pagoda in the world, in Yangon, Myanmar
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