The city is crowded with a large number of foreign merchants from neighbouring and far-off countries, such as the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. Hundreds of trading ships, on their way from Europe to the exotic eastern trading cities like Java, are docked at the Rakhine port of Mrauk U.
“The Bogyoke Market is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Yangon. The only other similar place is Yuzana Plaza in Mingala Taung Nyunt township but most tourists don’t not like that place because it is very crowded and busy, they prefer Bogyoke Market,”