1769年初,缅甸和泰国之间爆发了战争。缅军将泰国的要塞南市包围起来,但因泰军工事坚固,难以攻克。双方都付出了惨重的伤亡,却依然难分胜负。时间一久,缅泰两军官兵都产生了厌战情绪,再也不顾继续打仗了。双方为了尽早结束这场战争,派出代表进行了会谈。商定的结果,两军休战,用建造佛塔的竞赛代替战争。缅泰军队各自同时建造一座12米高的佛塔,约定谁先建成,谁就赢得了战争的胜利。7 In early 1769, a war broke out between Myanmar and Thailand. The Burmese military surrounded the fortress Nanta in Thailand, but it was hard to overcome it because of its sturdy military construction. Both have paid a heavy casualty, but still won the winner. Over time, the officers and men of the two armies of Myanmar, Thailand, have had an ill-fated mood and no longer continue to fight. In order to put an end to the war as soon as possible, both sides sent representatives to hold talks. As a result of the agreement, the two armies broke off from the war and replaced the war with a contest to build a pagoda. The Myanmar-Thailand military also built a 12-meter-high pagoda at the same time, and agreed to build it first and who won the war. 7