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Following a suggestion from Prime Minister U Nu, Premier Zhou joined the celebration dressed in Myanmar's traditional costume, holding a silver bowl in his hand. On the route of his motorcade ...

If recognition is achieved, thanakha will become Myanmar's second intangible cultural heritage to be recognized by UNESCO, after its traditional water festival of Thingyan was added last December.