When democracy came to Myanmar, so did the tourists - more than four million of them in 2019.
Then COVID-19 hit, shortly followed by a military coup.
Last year, fewer than 150,000 foreigners visited.
Now the military government is trying to encourage tourists to return.
But the fighting is not far away.
Al Jazeera's Tony Cheng reports from Bagan, Central Myanmar.
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Then COVID-19 hit, shortly followed by a military coup.
Last year, fewer than 150,000 foreigners visited.
Now the military government is trying to encourage tourists to return.
But the fighting is not far away.
Al Jazeera's Tony Cheng reports from Bagan, Central Myanmar.
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