Description of the attraction
Bogyuke Aung San Market, formerly Scottish Market, is a large bazaar located near the train station in the Pabedan district of downtown Yangon. The Scott Market was built in Yangon in 1926 at the end of the period of British rule in Myanmar. It is mistakenly believed that it was named after the British civil servant James George Scott, who taught the Burmese how to play football. In fact, the market was named after the commissioner of the time, Gavin Scott. After Burma gained independence in 1948, it was renamed Bogyuk (i.e. General) Aung San.
Housed in an elongated building of colonial architecture and famous for its cobblestone shopping streets, the market is very popular with tourists arriving in Yangon. It is dominated by antique, craft and jewelry shops, art galleries and clothing counters. Antique dealers can choose from old coins and banknotes, postage stamps, medals and much more. In the middle of the shopping arcade, there is a jewelery quarter, which sells products made from the famous Burmese jade, Burmese rubies and other precious stones.
Also in the Bogyuke market, money changers are going to offer a more profitable exchange rate than the state one. Many tourists take advantage of their offers and come back here more than once during their visit to Yangon. In the market, you can also find several shops intended not for visitors, but for local residents. These are pharmacies and shops with medicinal herbs, kiosks with food, clothing and foreign goods. They are located in a new wing that travelers rarely visit. The small restaurant "Lady's House", which is located at the back of the market next to an old wooden bridge over the railroad tracks, offers its guests delicious fried noodles and meat in a spicy sauce.
Bogyuke Market is closed on Mondays.
