YANGON, Myanmar- Unesco listing for ancient beauty regime of Mynmar eyed
Street vendor San San Oo, a long-time thanaka user, buys the fresh paste from the market and smears it on her cheeks with a brush.ST PHOTO: / TAN HUI YEE
Govt hopes to protect link between its people and paste made from bark of indigenous tree
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Business is brisk at Mr Aye Saung’s souvenir shop in downtown Yangon’s Bogyoke Aung San market, where candy-coloured tubs of thanaka paste – made from the bark of an indigenous tree – compete for the attention of passing tourists.
Asked to name his best-selling brand, he picks out one with a minimalist white packaging bearing the etching of a tree.
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