| It is a small town noted for its pottery and cotton-weaving, and for an old Mon pagoda complex. It is an interesting day trip from Yangon to Twante which is situated on the Twente Canal. It provides a glimpse of life on and along the famous canal, which was dug during the colonial era as a short cut across the Ayeyarwaddy Delta. A large market in the centre of town near the canal banks was destroyed by fire in January 1995 but has since been rebuilt. Pottery is a major cottage industry inTwante, which supplies much of the delta region with well-designed, utilitarian containers of varying shapes and sizes. The pots are made in huge thatched-roof sheds in the Oh-Bo district, south of the canal. Twante pots can be purchased directly from the sheds or perhaps more conveniently at the central market near the Twante ferry landing. |
