In 1850, when Burmese court officials arrived at a small Shan village between Pyin Sa village and Pyin Gyi village, the village was named Pyin Oo. It is called Pyin U Lwin because it is located above the highland plain. After the British occupied the entire country of Burma in 1887, Colonel H.O May of the No. (5) Bengal Infantry Regiment was stationed in U Lwin village. Pyin Oo Lwin's nature of water, land, forest and mountains, sea level He noticed that the climate was somewhat similar to England, and he avoided the summer heat of Mandalay and Yangon, and compared the village to Darjeeling in India.He suggested building a hill station town like Simla. Mr. Burrrrt:: Mr. Smeaton ICS (Indian Civil Service) decided to build a small town in the shape of an English town. In 1896, Colonel May invited the elders of the village to a meeting for the naming of the town. Village chief Oo San suggested that it be called May Town, as Colonel May was the founder, so it was named May Town. At that time, there were (23) house in the village.
The governor's house was built in 1900.In addition to the completed golf course, in 1902, Mr. Florist from India planted flowers around the house. Assigned to Surup. Surup brought more than 300 species of flowers from abroad and planted them in May. He was the one who initiated the flower city. On April 1, 1900, the Mandalay-Kumlong Railway opened, and the former Lawantin Road was opened.(The asphalt road was broken. Shan State products and water products from Mandalay.Trading began, the flow of goods became faster, and the 5-day market became more crowded.The Purcel Tower clock in the center of the city is often visited by foreigners taking pictures and listening to it. The clock was donated in 1936 by Mr Purcel, an Armenian from the Carthaginian Monastery at the corner of Mandalay (26x83) to commemorate the Silver Jubilee accession of George V. The watch is made by England's Gillette & Johnson Co. It is a little clock made by Big Ben. The iron had to be turned twice a week, and parts stolen during the Second World War were repaired by U Thein watch shop. It plays once every 15 min. The British called the waterfall Hampshire. In 1950, the BE Army camped nearby, and it was called BE Fall. In 1963, the mansions were expropriated. It was changed from May City to Pyin Oo Lwin in 1990, and in 2000, the botanical garden was renamed to National Lake Park.Most people recognize Pyin Oo Lwin as the most beautiful city. We encourage you to visit if you have the chance.