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Mandalay Jade Market
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Mandalay Jade Market
A crowded grid of narrow walkways in Mandalay where jade traders haggle over stones, best seen in the early morning.
Cultural Experience
Hidden Gems
The Mandalay Jade Market is a crowded grid of narrow walkways where jade traders buy, sell and polish stones. Deals are often struck over cigarettes and tea, and the air is full of rock dust and cheroot smoke.
What to expect
- Intense bargaining, with each trader having their own style.
- You can watch craftspeople cutting and polishing jade around 87th Street without going inside the market.
- An entry fee of about K2,500 has been reported, though it is often not collected.
Good to know
- Best visited in the early morning. Exact hours were not confirmed.
- A guidebook warns that the market may move to the Werawsana Jade Pagoda near the highway to the airport, so check where it is trading before you go.
- Jade is hard to judge; look and learn rather than buy unless you know stones.
- Check current travel advice before visiting Myanmar.
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