Sri Lanka Travel 🚉 Second Stop: Kandy 🎆

Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 Travel ✈️ Second Stop 🚉 The sacred city of Kandy was once the capital of Sri Lanka. 🍐🎼It preserves a large number of architectural and cultural relics and showcases the history of Sri Lanka's architectural art development spanning 2,000 years. Kandy's architecture has its own distinct characteristics: simple in form but extremely rich and gorgeous in decoration, with a strong local style.👉👈 😊Founded in the 14th century, the sacred city of Kandy lasted for 5 centuries until the British invasion in 1815. It embodies human wisdom in urban planning, architecture, sculpture, painting, as well as music and dance.🌤️ Must-visit attractions in Kandy: 1. Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic Built in the 15th century, the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a sacred and solemn pilgrimage site for Buddhists, and its sacredness is equivalent to the Potala Palace in the hearts of Tibetans. 🏛️ ✨✨It houses the sacred tooth relic of Buddha Sakyamuni, which is a national treasure of Sri Lanka. 💝Legend has it that after Buddha's nirvana and cremation, his relics were distributed to rulers of various regions and enshrined in the northern mountainous areas of India. After being enshrined in India for eight centuries, the tooth relic was hidden in an elaborate hairstyle by an Indian princess, inspections all the way, traveled a long distance to Sri Lanka, and finally was placed in the inner hall of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy.💜💜 2. Royal Botanic Gardens❣️ Known as one of the best tropical botanical gardens in the world and the largest in Asia, the Royal Botanic Gardens covers over 60 hectares. Founded in 1371 AD, it was once the royal garden of the Kandy kings.👣 3. Kandy Lake Located in the center of Kandy, a central Sri Lankan city and Buddhist sacred site, Kandy Lake is a huge artificial lake dug from a paddy field and one of the city's most famous tourist attractions. 👍 There are many beautiful legends about Kandy Lake, which add a lot of mystery to this beautiful lake. Some say that Kandy Lake is to Kandy what the West Lake is to Hangzhou, which vividly illustrates the role of Kandy Lake in the whole city.🍢🍢 4. Sri Lankan Folk Dance Performance Theater🏦 5. Queen's Hotel Kandy Must-check-in experiences: 1. Kandy Sari Shop (have a costume show) 2. Kandy Gem 💎 Museum [Recommended] Must-stay hotels: 1. Queen's Hotel🏡 2. Mahaweli Reach Hotel 3. The Grand Kandyan 4. Earl's Regency Hotel 5. Jetwing Kandy Gallery 6. Aarunya Nature Resort and Spa 7. Amaya Hills Kandy🏣 2-day tour in Kandy: Day 1: Colombo — Elephant Orphanage — Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy — Sri Lankan dance performance — Stay at a mountain-view hotel🌆🌆 Day 2: Kandy Sari dressing — Royal Botanic Gardens — Queen's Hotel — Kandy Lake — Return to Colombo🗻 #SriLankaTravel #Travel #Kandy #SriLankaTravelGuide #CustomizedTravel #PrivateCustomTravel