{{short description|Major public market in Yangon, Myanmar}} {{Infobox retail market | retail_market_name = Theingyi Market | image = File:Theingyi Market Bandoola Road.jpg | image_width = | caption = Theingyi Market | location = Latha and Pabedan Townships, Yangon, Myanmar | coordinates = {{coord|16.7753|96.1535|type:landmark_region:MM|display=inline,title}} | address = | opening_date = {{start date and age|1854}} | closing_date = | developer = | manager = | owner = | architect = | environment_type = | goods_sold = Dry and wet goods | normal_market_days = | number_of_tenants = 1,156 | floor_area = | parking = | website = | belowstyle = | footnotes = }}
thumb|A view of Theingyi Market
'''Theingyi Market''' ({{langx|my|သိမ်ကြီးဈေး}}), formerly '''Surati Bazaar''', is the largest traditional market in downtown Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), spanning Latha and Pabedan Townships.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=2014 |title=သိမ်ကြီးဈေး(ဃ)ရုံ၏ အကြောင်းအရာများ |url=https://app.ycdc.gov.mm/city_market/market_detail.php?edit_market_id=Pb%2B9Wa2tYhoyFGnEBXB3Cf0V0Ug7JPXSy%2FSSH6PLCqM%3D |accessdate=7 November 2016 |website=YCDC |publisher=YCDC |language=my|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203152243/https://app.ycdc.gov.mm/city_market/market_detail.php?edit_market_id=Pb%2B9Wa2tYhoyFGnEBXB3Cf0V0Ug7JPXSy%2FSSH6PLCqM%3D|archive-date=3 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/myanmar-burma/yangon-rangoon/shopping/markets-streets-arcades/theingyi-zei|title=Theingyi Zei - Lonely Planet|last=Planet|first=Lonely|website=Lonely Planet|access-date=2016-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127041555/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/myanmar-burma/yangon-rangoon/shopping/markets-streets-arcades/theingyi-zei|archive-date=27 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2014 |title=သိမ်ကြီးဈေး(က + ခ)ရုံ၏ အကြောင်းအရာများ |url=https://app.ycdc.gov.mm/city_market/market_detail.php?edit_market_id=y%2Fxrj%2FIhN721rfSCy7k%2FI2Bs7L9jxNBbn9qfV0wMUPo%3D |accessdate=7 November 2016 |website= |publisher=YCDC |language=my|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260410193122/https://app.ycdc.gov.mm/city_market/market_detail.php?edit_market_id=y%2Fxrj%2FIhN721rfSCy7k%2FI2Bs7L9jxNBbn9qfV0wMUPo%3D|archive-date=10 April 2026}}</ref> The present-day Theingyi Market complex houses 1,156 wet and dry market shops.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/business/property-news/3568-heritage-forum-focuses-on-yangon-market.html|title=Heritage forum focuses on Yangon market|last=Htar Htar Khin|date=17 December 2012|website=The Myanmar Times|publisher=|access-date=2016-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250715082103/http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/business/property-news/3568-heritage-forum-focuses-on-yangon-market.html|archive-date=15 July 2025}}</ref>
== History == Theingyi Market has its origins in the pre-colonial days, where market stalls were set up around Kyaik Myatthancho Pagoda, one of the nine revered "Maha Thein" pagodas.<ref name=":1" />
Originally known as the Surati Bara Bazaar, it was established in 1854 by Surati merchants (Gujarati Muslims) using local materials like bamboo and thatch.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2019-09-07 |title=Theingyi Market |url=https://www.yangongui.de/theingyi-market/ |access-date=2025-05-18 |website=Architectural Guide: Yangon |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608125601/https://www.yangongui.de/theingyi-market/|archive-date=8 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://yangonarchitecture.tumblr.com/post/87008804748/what-is-today-known-as-thein-gyi-market-began|title=Yangon Architecture|last=Vidani|first=Peter|website=Yangon Architecture|date=27 May 2014 |access-date=2016-10-11}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Megacity Yangon|last1=Kraas|first1=Frauke|last2=Gaese|first2=Hartmut|last3=Mi Mi Kyi|publisher=|year=2006|isbn=9783825800420|volume=7|location=LIT Verlag Münster|pages=175–176}}</ref> Fires subsequently broke out in 1855, 1857, 1868, and 1905.<ref name=":0" />
Over time, the market colloquially became known as Theingyi Market ({{Lit|great ordination hall}}) due to its proximity to the Maha Thein monastery. The market was officially transitioned into public ownership, and on 1 February 1954, under Law No. 26, it was formally designated as a municipal market under the Rangoon Municipal Corporation.
Building A of the complex was built in 1905, and houses 642 shops, while Building B was built in 1938 and houses 505 shops.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /> Buildings C, D, and E were demolished and rebuilt in 1988.<ref name=":0" /> The latest market structure was opened in 2015.<ref name=":1" />
== References == {{reflist}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Yangon Category:Shopping malls and markets in Myanmar Category:1850s establishments in Burma
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