5-Fact Challenge at the Mon Cultural Museum (Mawlamyine, Myanmar)

TIME STAMPS
0:25 The Mon People
2:51 First Look at the Mon Cultural Museum
5:37 Buying Ticket - No Cameras Allowed
7:52 Mon Traditional Clothing
8:09 Mystery of the Shelduck
9:31 The 5-Fact Challenge
12:09 Mon Musical Instruments
14:10 Where Is Mon State?
15:30 Mon Naming Ceremony
16:28 Traditional Mon House
16:53 The Rubber Industry
18:19 Laterite Bricks
19:34 SOLVED: The Rooster/Shelduck Mystery
20:37 Did I Pass the 5-Fact Challenge?
25:08 Summary and Conclusion
26:47 Post Credits Bonus Clip
27:43 Post Museum Cup of Tea!

Mawlamyine is the capital city of Mon State, which is the home of the Mon people. I knew very little about the Mon, and so I set off one day to visit the Mon Cultural Museum. Unfortunately, I was not allowed to bring in any cameras - not even my little GoPro - and I was forced to use my smartphones (neither of which work properly when it comes to video and audio).

Even so, I enjoyed my trip to the museum very much, and I learned a lot. I also invented a new Travel Challenge while I was there: the 5-Fact Challenge. The idea is that I can't just wander through the museum and leave. I have to test myself. And the test was to learn 5 interesting things about the Mon people, culture, or history and commit them to memory.

After my visit to the museum, I sat outside near a giant gong, and I tested myself to see if I could recall all 5 facts from my 5-Fact Challenge. Did I fail or pass the test?

Cheers,

Douglas (AKA The Cycling Canadian)

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