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Hnget Pyit Taung is about half a mile south east of Nyaung U. The zedi was built by King Pyusawhti on the hill be that name in 92 ME in early Bagan period. The hill was only about 25 feet high. It was the place the King shot the giant bird, one of the scourges at that time. Inside the zedi there were art works depicting the life of King Pyusawhti. By the side of the road to the zedi, there is a zedi called Sappadaw and in the vicinity, another called Sappada Zedi. Near the Hnget Pyit Taung zedi, it is said there are over a thousand tunnels built and dedicated by King Narapati Sithu.
Reference 1. Ancient Pagodas in Myanmar Vol I , Jan 2003, by Myat Min Hlaing |
