National races of Myanmar value their traditional heritage and preserve their own culture, literature, music, customs, language, dresses and their religion until today.

For your enjoyment, we are now presenting Princess Poe War Dance in which you can witness music and costume of Rakhine nationals, who are preserving their national characteristics and moral. In the history of Rakhine State, there were four eras, such as Danyawady, Waytherli, Laymyodaw and Mrauk-U eras. In Mrauk-U era, Princess Poe War was the most beautiful and lovely daughter of King Minbargyi, who reigned in Mrauk-U. The princess was well known in the Rakhine history, because of her beauty, kindness and piety. Every evening, she used to pay homage and offer light, flowers and water to the Shit Thaung Stupa, built by her father, the King. Now, the dance you are watching is the presentation of the performance and the costume of Princess Poe War.

Significance of the Rakhine dance is the artistic movement of left hand and leg simultaneously. You can see the style of dance in stone sculpture at Shit Thaung Stupa in Rakhine State. The song of the dance is composed in praise of the Princess Poe War's beauty, who was seem as a doll casted in gold. And the song also depicts the costly dresses of the princess, which were decorated with five kinds of precious jewelleries. Rakhine women are accustomed to lovely adorn orchid on their heads. So also, Princess Poe War adorned luxuriant orchid on her head. By watching this dance, you will see the different styles of Rakhine costume and politeness of the Rakhine women. As the Rakhine nationals are preserving their cultural heritage in successive eras, now you have a chance to watch "Poe War dance".
Every Rakhine nationals value their traditional cultural heritage. By preserving Myanmar traditional cultural heritage, from generation to generation, it will be maintained as long as the world exists.