Inle Lake

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by Shelly Zohar

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Inle Lake, located in Nyaungshwe Township in Myanmar's Shan State, is renowned for its picturesque beauty and unique local culture. Covering an area of about 116 square kilometers, it is one of the country's largest freshwater lakes. The lake is famous for its floating villages and gardens, where local Intha people live and cultivate crops on floating islands made from water hyacinth and other plant material. Visitors to Inle Lake can witness the distinctive leg-rowing technique used by local fishermen, who stand on one leg while using the other leg to row their boats.

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