The entire city of Naypyidaw had hardly any tall buildings. Some Buddha statues were even taller than skyscrapers. This truly was a country where Buddhism flourished.
There were many temples here, and incense offerings were exceptionally prosperous.
Monks in Myanmar held an extremely high social status, which was one of the country's distinguishing features. It was quite common for monks to eat meat and smoke, much like the saying: "Wine and meat may pass through the gut, but Buddha remains in the heart."
Because monks held such high status, nearly every Myanmar man became a monk at some point. Of course, becoming a monk was merely a form of cultivation. After practicing for a period of time, they could return to secular life. It truly was simple and convenient, with complete freedom to become a monk.
Moreover, a man could become a monk several times in his life and return to secular life several times as well. Only men who had once been monks were recognized by society as having status.
Therefore, while walking the streets of Myanmar, one could see monks everywhere, and there were many of them.
Of course, it was not as though Naypyidaw had no tall buildings. The Great Golden Pagoda of Naypyidaw, for instance, was a massive Buddhist structure over a hundred meters tall and more than four hundred meters in circumference. It was extremely magnificent.
Mm! It truly was magnificent. At the very least, the gold foil on the Great Golden Pagoda was real gold foil—more than eight thousand pieces of it, weighing over seven tons in total.
If all that gold foil could be gathered together, it would amount to an enormous fortune.
Chen Mo had never been to Naypyidaw before. After leaving the embassy, he deliberately drove over to circle the Great