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'''The Mandalay Palace Yin Rong conspiracy theory''' is a conspiracy theory that the [[Mandalay Palace]] was built by a Chinese businessman named Yin Rong with substantial Chinese assitance and was possibly modeled after the [[Forbidden City]] or other cities in China. The view is widely held by the Yunnanese Chinese community in [[Mandalay]]. The undisputed scholarly concensus, however, is that the former royal palace of [[Amarapura]] was dismantled and moved by elephants to the new location at the foot of Mandalay Hill. The construction of the palace compound was officially completed on Monday, 23 May 1859.<ref name="mandalay palace">{{cite web|year=1963|title=Mandalay Palace|url=http://www.lib.washington.edu/myanmar/pdfs/MP0001A.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128074542/http://www.lib.washington.edu/myanmar/pdfs/MP0001a.pdf|archive-date=28 January 2018|publisher=Directorate of Archaeological Survey, Burma|accessdate=2006-08-22}}</ref> No sign of Chinese invovement was ever recorded. |
'''The Mandalay Palace Yin Rong conspiracy theory''' is a conspiracy theory that the [[Mandalay Palace]] was built by a Chinese businessman named Yin Rong with substantial Chinese assitance and was possibly modeled after the [[Forbidden City]] or other cities in China. The view is widely held by the Yunnanese Chinese community in [[Mandalay]]. The undisputed scholarly concensus, however, is that the former royal palace of [[Amarapura]] was dismantled and moved by elephants to the new location at the foot of Mandalay Hill. The construction of the palace compound was officially completed on Monday, 23 May 1859.<ref name="mandalay palace">{{cite web|year=1963|title=Mandalay Palace|url=http://www.lib.washington.edu/myanmar/pdfs/MP0001A.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128074542/http://www.lib.washington.edu/myanmar/pdfs/MP0001a.pdf|archive-date=28 January 2018|publisher=Directorate of Archaeological Survey, Burma|accessdate=2006-08-22}}</ref> No sign of Chinese invovement was ever recorded. |
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The controversy reached a fever pitch in 2019 when the Chinese embassy in [[Yangon]] openly disseminated an edition of ''China Daily'' megazine with a cover photo that superimposed Chinese architectural features on the Mandalay Palace.<ref>{{Cite web|title=China Magazine Cover of Iconic Mandalay Palace Rankles Myanmar|url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/china-magazine-09242019164337.html|access-date=2022-01-10|website=Radio Free Asia|language=en}}</ref> The Burmese view Chinese attempts to rewrite history as a form of [[settler colonialism]] to justify the Chinese takeover of Mandalay. The late writer and social critic [[Ludu Daw Amar]] declared Mandalay "an undeclared colony of Yunnan."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-30|title=From The Archieve {{!}} Ludu Daw Amar: Speaking Truth to Power|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/from-the-archive/ludu-daw-amar-speaking-truth-power.html|access-date=2022-01-10|website=The Irrawaddy|language=en-US}}</ref> |
The controversy reached a fever pitch in 2019 when the Chinese embassy in [[Yangon]] openly disseminated an edition of ''China Daily'' megazine with a cover photo that superimposed Chinese architectural features on the Mandalay Palace.<ref>{{Cite web|title=China Magazine Cover of Iconic Mandalay Palace Rankles Myanmar|url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/china-magazine-09242019164337.html|access-date=2022-01-10|website=Radio Free Asia|language=en}}</ref> The Burmese view Chinese attempts to rewrite history as a form of [[settler colonialism]] to justify the Chinese takeover of Mandalay which will serve as a beachhead for future sinicization of Myanmar. The late writer and social critic [[Ludu Daw Amar]] declared Mandalay "an undeclared colony of Yunnan."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-30|title=From The Archieve {{!}} Ludu Daw Amar: Speaking Truth to Power|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/from-the-archive/ludu-daw-amar-speaking-truth-power.html|access-date=2022-01-10|website=The Irrawaddy|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 19:04, 10 January 2022
The Mandalay Palace Yin Rong conspiracy theory is a conspiracy theory that the Mandalay Palace was built by a Chinese businessman named Yin Rong with substantial Chinese assitance and was possibly modeled after the Forbidden City or other cities in China. The view is widely held by the Yunnanese Chinese community in Mandalay. The undisputed scholarly concensus, however, is that the former royal palace of Amarapura was dismantled and moved by elephants to the new location at the foot of Mandalay Hill. The construction of the palace compound was officially completed on Monday, 23 May 1859.[1] No sign of Chinese invovement was ever recorded.
The controversy reached a fever pitch in 2019 when the Chinese embassy in Yangon openly disseminated an edition of China Daily megazine with a cover photo that superimposed Chinese architectural features on the Mandalay Palace.[2] The Burmese view Chinese attempts to rewrite history as a form of settler colonialism to justify the Chinese takeover of Mandalay which will serve as a beachhead for future sinicization of Myanmar. The late writer and social critic Ludu Daw Amar declared Mandalay "an undeclared colony of Yunnan."[3]
References
- ^ "Mandalay Palace" (PDF). Directorate of Archaeological Survey, Burma. 1963. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 2006-08-22.
- ^ "China Magazine Cover of Iconic Mandalay Palace Rankles Myanmar". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "From The Archieve | Ludu Daw Amar: Speaking Truth to Power". The Irrawaddy. 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2022-01-10.