About 11 km trip up-river from Mandalay on the opposite bank of the Ayeyarwaddy River is the pleasant and peaceful Mingun Village. This 45 minute memorable journey gives visitors a fascinating experience of life along the river. It is home to the World's Largest But Unfinished Pagoda, as well as the 90 tons weigh World's Biggest Ringing Bell. History has it that if King Bodaw Phaya had succeeded in his great plan, this Pagoda might now have been the World's Largest Pagoda. Unfortunately, Bodaw Phaya died before the construction was completed.

