Thanakha was initially proposed for inclusion on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list in March 2020, but the application was rejected for being incomplete. The military government’s ...
The mesmerising views of these natural wonders like that of Bagan in Myanmar and the bamboo forest in Japan, make them ...
Myanmar is applying to add thanakha to UNESCO's world Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The use of thanakha is believed to date back over 1,000 years. Murals showing is use can be seen in 11th ...
Murals showing is use can be seen in 11th century-temples in the old capital Bagan, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Thanakha comes from the bark of several tropical sandalwood tree species that grow ...