The Jewel in the crown of the Mon State is Kyaikhtiyo or Golden Rock Pagoda of Kyaik Hto Township. The famous rock lies within a days drive of Yangon high way in the forested mountains above the Mon Capital, Mawlamyaing .
The Kyaikhtiyo Pagoa is a small sputa on 55 meter high, enshrined with the Buddha’s hair relics, resting on a huge boulder on the very edge of a high cliff. In comparison with its small size, the popularity is remarkably so immerse depending on its precarious perching on the edge of slopping mountain cliff. The gold covered boulder is roughly in the shape of a man’s head, represent the head of a hermit. The Boulder, which seems to be constantly on the verge of plunging down the mountain side, seems a miracle in itself and devotees are firm in their belief that a pilgrimage here biring them good health and fortune. Next to that the uphill journey will share you nature of ever green forest, traditional herbal medicines, simple way of life on natives, beautiful mountain scenery and so on. Every year on the night of 31 December, the Kyaikhtiyo platform dazzles with the light of nine thousand lamps and is fragrant with nine thousand flowers offered by pilgrims .
