Monday Monk at Bagan in Myanmar

A young monk at sunset on a temple at Bagan. Sadly there was an earthquake at Bagan last week and over 200 temples were damaged.   The site is undergoing classification to become a UNESCO World Heritage site, it is a struggle to meet the UNESCO criteria, due to mismanagement, poor or detrimental attempts at restoration  and the lack of any framework to manage, protect and develop the site. There is limited funding and expertise for restoration for Bagan or any archeological site in poverty stricken Myanmar.   Much work needs to be done to protect this truly amazing site.

This will  only be exacerbated after the Earthquake.