On the eastern side of the Inle Lake is Maing Thauk. This village is the place of colonial era Fort Steadman whose remains now are a few crumbling gravestones near the orphanage. The village of Maing Thauk is built on both land and water, on stilts. The…
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Inle LakePublished on November 11th, 2009
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| Last updated November 2nd, 2009 | 161 page views so far | West of Ywama is the Indein (Intein) Village. Indein (Intein) in Burmese means shallow lake. True to the name, the village of Indein (Intein) is situated in the shallow part of Inle Lake. The village can be accessible by boat only during rainy season and winter, and cannot be reached by… Published on October 26th, 2009
| Last updated November 2nd, 2009 | 150 page views so far | The village of Inphaw Khone, situated to the west of Nampan village, is famous for its traditional weaving workshops. This village, due to its weaving industry, is a popular stopping place for tourists. The weavers, most of who are young girls, skillfully weave beautiful, multi-colored, ornate fabrics using the local made traditional weaving machine made of bamboo and teakwood. It… Published on October 21st, 2009
| Last updated November 2nd, 2009 | 289 page views so far | Inle is famous not only for its leg rowers of boat, but also for its unique style of aquaculture. Inthas live not only on the lake; they also live off the lake. Inle Lake provides them with food – fish from the lake as well as vegetables from its famous floating… Published on October 13th, 2009
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| Last updated October 7th, 2009 | 132 page views so far | Published on October 7th, 2009
| Last updated October 7th, 2009 | 272 page views so far | Ywama (meaning main village) Village is famous for its daily floating market. There are other floating markets in other villages around Inle Lake but the floating market in Ywama is the largest of all. Sadly, once this famous floating market has now turned into a traffic jam of boat loads of… Published on October 7th, 2009
| Last updated October 7th, 2009 | 113 page views so far | Jumping Cat MonasteryNga Hpe Chaung village is famous for the Kyaun Khon Kyaung (Jumping Cat Monastery) in the village. The abbot at this monastery at Nga Hpe Chaung Village trained the cats to jump through the hoop like in the circus. Many local travelers and tourists visit this monastery just the see the cats jump. Apart from the jumping… Published on October 7th, 2009
| Last updated October 7th, 2009 | 81 page views so far | The name Inleh Bo Teh means “Official Guest House in the middle of the lake”. This place used to be a guest house for government officers in the past, but has been abandoned for quite a long time. There is nothing much to see here. However, water here is quite clear and shallow and it is a nice place to… Published on October 7th, 2009
| Last updated October 7th, 2009 | 92 page views so far | This intha village in the north-western shore of Inle Lake is especially well known for hot springs nearby. Khaung Daing village can be reached by car directly from Taunggyi (capital of Shan State, 2 hours drive), from Nyaungshwe by car(one and half… |
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