#Thousands of pagodas barefooted tour 2019 Myanmar tour #No.34 Bagan Nanfota (Nanpaye Temple) Nanpaye Temple, or also known as the South Buddha Tower, is just south of Manu Harvard Tower, and can be reached through a dirty path. To be honest, when traveling on the small road, I thought it was a shortcut for the driver to save time, and the main road should not be so messy. I didn't expect this to be the only passage! The people of Myanmar are also thick enough, not because it is already a tourist attraction, not to do what "wind / appearance / change / build". It was said to have been a prison, and the legendary South Buddha was a Hindu Buddha, and authorities may think it is more appropriate to transform it into a prison than a Buddhist temple. But Nanpaye is a stunned pagoda. Although not gorgeous, its interior is breathtaking. Once inside the pagoda, the light pouring from the top will be shocked, thousands of years ago people have learned to use natural light to bring sufficient light to the dark interior. This design reminds me of the Pantheon in Rome. Although Bagan's Buddhist temple has not reached that height, it has been quite scientifically designed. Another example is that there are holes in the stone windows, which are ventilated and light-transmitted. It is said that this may be the earliest cave-style temple in Bagan. In the limited space of Nanpaye Temple, the four stone pillars in the center of the room are carved with exquisite statues of the god of creation, the floating statue of Brahma. Brahma is full of shapes, holding lotus flowers, smiling and lifelike. The sculptures here are similar to the style seen in Angkor, Cambodia, and I wonder if they are a product of a similar era? I think even if it was a prison, the prisoners in it, surrounded by such exquisite artwork, would not be so boring.