Burmese People cross the river to Midstream Kyauktan pagoda near Yangon before Rangoon Myanmar Burma Asia

Kyaik Hmaw Wun Pagoda or Kyauktan Yele Pagoda

Yele Pagoda at Kyauktan means the Pagoda in mid-stream on a laterite reef. The Pagoda is also known as Kyaik Mhaw Won Pagoda. The pagoda was built by King Zeyasana, the seventh king of the Pada Dynasty in the third century BC. The height of the original pagoda was only 11ft. The only way to get into the pagoda is by the boat. Foreigners are required to sit at a larger boat which differs from the smaller ones that the locals take due to security purposes.