Inle Lake : Shan State, Myanmar Travel Attractions
Inle Lake is known for the unique way of like of the Intha people, who have based their lifestyle around this beautiful body of water. They live in stilted houses built on the lake and even grow their vegetables on floating gardens that are secured to the lake bottom with bamboo stakes.
Skilled boatmen and fishermen, the Intha, are famous for their unique style of rowing in which they stand on one leg while using the other leg to push the oar through the water. Tourists can stay on hotels on the lake and explore the villages and pagodas around and on the lake in traditional boats.