Inle Lake

Inle Lake

Inle Lake is 22km long and about 11km wide. The lake is at 1328 metres above sea level. Inle is one of the most popular tourist destination in the Shan State.

The lake is full of floating vegetations and houses. The lake dwellers are one-legged rowers. They are well-known for it. They are called as "Inthar" meaning people of the lake. There are about 18 villages around the lake. They are Buddhist and about a hundred Buddhist monasteries can be found. A lot small pagodas can be found too.

Inle Lake and the surrounding mountain range	Inle lake dwellers or the Inthar, fishing with a specail kind of net used in this region
The blue sky matches the blue and clear lake of Inle	The boat stand in Nyaung Shwe, for Inle Lake

The floating water hyacinth are the major products of this region. Many hand made products such as bags, baskets are made from water hyacinth. Other vegetations are tomatoes, beans, cauliflower, cabbage, eggplant, garlic, onion, betel, melon, papaya and banana. Some villagers also grow rice.

The Inthars also make their living by fishing. The silk dresses and clothes of Inle are popular among local and foreign visitors. Inle also produces silverware.

Major Attractions

• Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda - The main pagoda in the Inle lake is called as "Phaung Daw Oo" Pagoda. There are five small Buddha images all covered with gold and difficult to make out the figures. There is an annual festival around October/November.

Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda in the centre for the Inle Lake	Boats lining up for the festival

• Kakku Pagoda - Click here to see more information.

Kakku Pagodas around Inle Lake	Ancient architectural designs on pagodas

 

  

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