Experience the grandeur and magnificence of the two capitals, Colombo and Kandy. Colombo, the hustling and bustling capital of modern Sri Lanka is a trace of development under the Western Rules. Now Colombo is the political, economic, and cultural center of Sri Lanka. The elegant avenues and high skyscrapers are all the legacy of the colonization, making Colombo the striking capital. Meanwhile, going further into the hill country in the central highlands of Sri Lanka, you will experience Kandy, the capital of the last kingdom of Sri Lanka. This is where a long string of Sinhalese kings exerted his imperial power and where Buddhism flourished. Nowadays, Kandy is still the capital of the hill country and still retains the distinctly Sinhalese tradition.
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