Yangon, the former capital and largest city, is located in the Irrawaddy River Delta. It is the political, economic and cultural center of Myanmar and the general hub of land and sea transportation inside and outside Myanmar. There are 12 inland shipping lines connecting all parts of the delta and the middle and upper reaches of the Irrawaddy River. Yangon Port is only 34 kilometers away from Haikou, which is the largest seaport in Myanmar, and 80% of Myanmar's import and export trade passes through it. Railway and highway trunk lines from all over the country are gathered here. The total urban area is about 352.86 square kilometers. Yangon has beautiful natural scenery and charming scenery. The world-famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon was built more than 2,500 years ago, with a height of 100 meter and more than 4,300 gems embedded in the top. The whole tower is covered with 205 16 pieces of gold, forming a brilliant appearance day and night. Yangon Port, built in 1852, is the largest port in Myanmar and one of the major rice export ports in the world. After Myanmar moved its capital, Yangon, with a population of more than 5 million, as a municipality directly under the central government, will continue to play the role of the economic center of the commercial capital.

Ba Tai is an important port city and the capital of Irrawaddy province. It is the gateway to the southwest, located on the left bank of Bosheng River in the Irrawaddy River Delta, with a distance of120km to the south. It is located about 150km east of Yangon. The population is 144000( 1983). A rice trade center with a long history. There are machinery manufacturing, shipbuilding, metal processing, rice milling, pottery making, sawing and other industrial departments. The Myanmar umbrella produced is quite famous. Exports are mainly rice and teak. Ten thousand-ton ships can enter and leave; There is a northeast railway, which is connected with Yangon-Beimu Railway near Libotan. In 1970s, an advanced highway leading to Yangon was built.

Nay Pyi Taw (Nay Pyi Taw) is now the capital of the Union of Myanmar and a strategic town in the mountainous areas of central Myanmar. Naypyidaw was once a county-level city in central Myanmar with a population of about 800,000. It is located 390 kilometers north of Yangon and 300 kilometers away from Mandalay, the second largest city in northern Myanmar. Naypyidaw is located in a small basin in Sitang Valley in central Myanmar, with mountains in the north and Pingchuan in the south. The railway passes through its territory, which is of great strategic significance and is surrounded by jungles and mountains. It is a fortress that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Naypyidaw has three universities of agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry. Naypyidaw was once the military hub of Myanmar national hero General Aung San Suu Kyi (the father of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, now under house arrest by the military government) to launch the war of independence and the base camp of guerrillas. The main residents are Burmese, and other ethnic minorities, such as Shan, Kachin, Karen, Kai, Denu, Blanc and Boao, also live together here.

Mandalay is the second largest city in China, the economic and cultural center and transportation hub in the central region, and also the military center in the central region. Mandalay is located on the east bank of the middle reaches of Irrawaddy River, with an altitude of 76 meters and a population of 4.58 million. It is located in the central arid area, guarding the Irrawaddy River. The new capital of Yong Ya Dynasty was built in 1857, so it is located in the suburb of the present city. Most of the buildings were destroyed in World War II, leaving only the ancient imperial city and towers. Industries include tea packaging, silk textile, wine making, jade grinding, bronze casting and gold foil technology, as well as shipbuilding, food, wood carving, gold and silver ornaments and so on. It is a material distribution center in central Myanmar and the largest transportation center in the mainland. The waterway along the Irrawaddy River can be traced back to Myitkyina and reach Yangon in the south. There are railways in Yangon in Nantong and Myitkyina and Lashio in the north. Many expressway meet here, and there is Ganmiao Taqi Airport in the suburbs. There are Dufferin Castle, Forbidden City, temples, monasteries and ancient British government buildings in the city. Mount Mandalay in the suburbs is 260 meters above sea level. The temple at the top of the mountain is beautifully built, and the white stupa stands on the square below. It is one of the Buddhist holy places in Myanmar and a tourist attraction. Cultural and educational centers include liberal arts colleges, teachers' colleges, technical middle schools, art, music and drama schools, museums and modern hospitals. The local Burmese doctors and medicines are very famous in Ba Maw.

Sagaing is a city in central Myanmar and the capital of Sagaing Province. Located in the southwest of Mandalay16km, on the right bank of Irrawaddy River, connected with Awa-Israel Railway Bridge. The population is about 20,000 (1983). Founded in14th century, it was once the capital of Myanmar (1760- 1764) in the second half of the 8th century. Distribution center of cotton, sesame, salt and millet; Transportation center, Yangon-Myitkyina railway passes through, and another branch railway connects monywa and Wu Ye on the east bank of Qindun River in the west. The waterway leading to Yangon is open all year round.

Myitkyina, a city in northern Myanmar, is an important border town in northern Myanmar and the capital of Kachin State. 9 19 miles from Yangon and 487 miles from Mandalay. Myitkyina guards the Irrawaddy River, about 50 kilometers east of the border with China. Myitkyina is the northernmost river port and railway hub in Myanmar.

Dongji is a city in southeastern Myanmar and the capital of Shan State. East of Taze100km. The population is 108000( 1983). The urban area is located on the plateau at an altitude of 1436 meters, with a cool climate. There is a wooded Toshiba Mountain in the east and a famous mosaic lake in the southwest more than ten kilometers. There is a branch railway line leading to Taze, which turns into Yangon-Myitkyina trunk line, and the Taze-Jingdong Highway across the Shan Plateau also passes through it.

Lashio: an important trading city in eastern Myanmar. It is located about 230 kilometers northeast of Mandalay. With a population of about 40 thousand, there are many Chinese and overseas Chinese, which is the hub of exchanges and trade between China and Myanmar. Tea, various colored minerals and rubies are produced nearby. The railway leads to Mandalay; The east branch of Nantong Road connects Yunnan, China in the north, which is about130km away from Wan Ding.