Natural features

Inle Lake

Myanmar Shan

Inle Lake
Photo: Marc Veraart from Haarlem, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A shallow lake in the Shan hills where Intha fishermen row with one leg, with stilt villages, floating gardens, and markets that rotate between villages. Boat trips visit workshops making silk from lotus stems.


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