Gold is especially important in Myanmar culture. Buddhist devotees often visit Buddha images, such as at Mahamuni Pagoda, to place sheets of gold leaf on these sacred statues. Gold leaf is manufactured throughout the Myanmar, but the majority of the country’s gold leaf is found in Mandalay. At a gold leaf workshop, you can learn about the fascinating and labor-intensive process of how a gold nugget is transformed into a sheet of gold leaf. The delicate leaves are separated by paper made from bamboo, which is also made in the workshop.