Inle Lake
Inle Lake (Burmese: အင်းလေးကန်; MLCTS: ang: le: kan, [ʔɪ́ɰ̃lé kàɰ̃]), a freshwater lake located in the Nyaungshwe Township of Shan State, part of Shan Hills in Myanmar (Burma). It is the second largest lake in Myanmar with an estimated surface area of 44.9 square miles (116 km2), and one of the highest at an elevation of 2,900 feet (880 m). During the dry season, the average water depth is 7 feet (2.1 m), with the deepest point being 12 feet (3.7 m). During the rainy season, this can increase by 5 feet (1.5 m).The watershed area for the lake lies to a large extent to the north and west of the lake. The lake drains through the Nam Pilu or Balu Chaung on its southern end. There is also a hot spring on its northwestern shore.
Large sections of the lake are covered by floating plants. Its clear and slightly alkaline waters (pH 7.8–8) are home to a diverse fauna and many species found nowhere else in the world (endemics). There are more than 35 native species of fish, including 17 endemics. Some of these, notably the Sawbwa barb, red dwarf rasbora, emerald dwarf rasbora, Lake Inle danio, Inle loach and the Inle snakehead, are of minor commercial importance for the aquarium trade. Several fish that are not native have been introduced. Additionally, the lake is home to about 45 species of freshwater snails, 30 of them endemic, along with a small endemic freshwater crab, Inlethelphusa acanthica. It hosts approximately 20,000 migratory gulls in November to January.
In June 2015, it became Myanmar's first designated place of World Network of Biosphere Reserves. It was one of 20 places added at the Unesco's 27th Man and the Biosphere (MAB) International Coordinating Council (ICC) meeting. Since 2018 it has been designated as a protected Ramsar site.
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Come to Inlai Lake and point can you not charter a boat cruise river? Can pick half a day or all day, there will be a shore sightseeing spot in the middle of the market to go shopping, to bring water, wind cover and sun protection.
As Myanmar's second largest lake, there are dozens of settlements around Inlai Lake, most of the residents rely on the lake to survive, the most famous of which is a one-foot fisherman who paddles with feet. The fishermen were all children about ten years old, and they were driving a boat, standing on one leg and paddled with their feet, and their hands were busy sprinkling and closing the net. Although it is better to collect tips to pose a performance fisherman can put on a variety of beautiful gestures, can see the locals' most authentic daily life, is the travel experience I yearn for!
There are busy boats on Inlai Lake, specializing in tourists, or driving boats to sell souvenirs and local hawkers, dusk time, see the traditional fishing method of Burmese, great kung fu!
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When I first started by boat, the water was turbid. After a short walk, the water slowly became clear, and then continued to walk, it became blue. On the road, you will stop at the side of selling local clothing and silver jewelry, and you can take pictures with the ethnic long necks. On the road, you can see the famous fishermen who row with their feet. The women and girls who row with their feet sell fruit and silver jewelry. They also sell food to seagulls. It is recommended to buy more. It is very cheap. You will see a lot of seagulls on the road. Throw food in the air, they will fly over and catch it, and they will follow all the way. Especially fun. Then we went to a monk temple, there were a lot of cats, and the food was very good at first sight. The fat ones, give them a circle, and they will jump. We also went to the Buddha Temple in the water, which is said to be in the middle of the lake, and is very famous locally, where you can see and buy many local specialties, clothing, and food. We ate local food, I think the taste is OK, not particularly delicious, but it is quite novel, there is a dish called chicken, it is simply a super mini chicken, the taste is similar to chicken. The scenery of Inlai Lake is really good. Sitting on the boat and watching the scenery, the wind is accompanied by small water beads, which is particularly comfortable. At night, we stayed in the water hotel. The house was very strange and primitive. I felt like I was sleeping on the water and floating in the air. In short, it was a very good experience.
The alpine lake in Toshiba, Myanmar, has the most beautiful sunset, there are fishermen's fun performances, the best season is autumn, there is a water vegetable garden, the town, the most interesting is the scarf woven by the stems, and the long neck.