Myanmar, Inle Lake : an aquatic Oasis

Inle Lake : an aquatic Oasis

Š Marc DOZIER / hemis.fr

Reportage

Myanmar,

Although called  lake  this vast territorial zone of water stretches to 22 kilometers long and 10 kilometers of width and is in fact more of a large inundated valley set between two mountains. A magnificent natural landscape with its handful of houses on stilts attacked by the humid weather and linked by a network of canals covered by water hyacinth. A beautiful silver mirror with metallic sparkles decorated with reed standing up like a bunch of flags blown by the wind. A small watery place full of charm and poetry‌

HEMIS_230424 : Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Pauk Par village, U Thone the fisherman on his dugout canoe

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Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Ywama, Ma Khin Win Myint selling vegetables and flowers floating on the floating market

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Inn Dein Village, Shwe Inn Thein, the young The Phu of the Paho tribe

HEMIS_230450 Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, fishermen Intha

HEMIS_230425 Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Pauk Par village, Daw Wa smokes a cheroot, the traditional Burmese cigar

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Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Pauk Par village, U Thone the fisherman on his dugout canoe

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Pauk Par village, U Thone the fisherman on his dugout canoe

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Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Pauk Par village, U Thone the fisherman on his dugout canoe

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Pauk Par village, U Thone the fisherman on his dugout canoe

HEMIS_230452 Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, fishermen Intha

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HEMIS_230417 : Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Shwe Yan Pye, Shwe Yan Pye monastery, novices awaiting the first religious service of the morning

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Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Shwe Yan Pye, Shwe Yan Pye monastery, novices awaiting the first religious service of the morning

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Shwe Yan Pye, Shwe Yan Pye monastery, novices during the first religious service of the morning

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Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Shwe Yan Pye, near Inle Lake, fishermen gathering seaweed

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, the village of Nga Hpe Chaung, built in 1944, the monastery Kyaung Nga Hpe, nicknamed cats jumping monastery, which houses lacquered Buddhas in the shan style

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Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, the village of Nga Hpe Chaung, built in 1944, the monastery Kyaung Nga Hpe, nicknamed cats jumping monastery, which houses lacquered Buddhas in the shan style

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Nga Hpe Chaung, Kyaung Nga Hpe monastery, cats jumping show

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Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, near Inn Dein, the young Myo Thet Naing sitting on a buffalo

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, U Kyaw Hla checking his tomatoe plantations in his floating garden on dugout canoe

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Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Daw San Shwe and daughter Ma Saw Nan Htwe have just picked up asters from their floating garden which they will sell on Ywama market the day after

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Daw Ni and Ma Hnaung harvesting tomatoes in their floating garden

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Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Daw Ni and Ma Hnaung harvesting tomatoes in their floating garden

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Daw Ni and Ma Hnaung harvesting tomatoes in their floating garden

HEMIS_230441 : Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Heya Ywama village, canal in front of Aung Mingalar pagoda

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Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, U Kyaw Hla checking his tomatoe plantations in his floating garden on dugout canoe

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Inn Dein Village, stupas of Shwe Inn Thein, sculpture of the famous couple Keineri and Keiner, half man, half bird, the Burmese Romeo and Juliet

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Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Inn Dein Village, Shwe Inn Thein and its 1045 stupas of the 17th century

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Inn Dein Village, pagodas of Shwe Inn Thein, from the tribe Paha, Khin Oo, The Phu, Daw Saw and Daw Ngwe go into Inn Dein village

HEMIS_230443 Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Heya Ywama village, canal in front of Aung Mingalar pagoda

HEMIS_230457 Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Ywama, the floating market

HEMIS_230463 Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Ywama, the floating market

HEMIS_230462 Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Ywama, the floating market

HEMIS_230442 Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Heya Ywama village, canal in front of Aung Mingalar pagoda

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HEMIS_230459 Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Ywama, the floating market

HEMIS_230464 Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Ywama, Ma Khin Win Myint buying flowers on the floating market

HEMIS_230473 : Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Ywama, workshop Thitsar Hinn, Moekran from the Padaung tribe came to Ywama to earn a living by weaving traditional fabrics Padaung

HEMIS_230460 Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Ywama, the floating market

HEMIS_230470 Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Ywama, workshop Thitsar Hinn, Moekran and Moena from the Padaung tribe emigrated to Ywama to earn a living by weaving traditional fabrics Padaung

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Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Ywama, workshop Thitsar Hinn, Moekran from the Padaung tribe realigns its ornament consisting of a bronze necklaces called Kyv and can weigh up to 8 kg

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Inn Paw Khon, Setkyar Mya silk manufacturing workshop, Daw Aye Nain working on a loom

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Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, the village of Par, Ma Saw hand making cheroots, traditional burmese cigars

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Inn Paw Khon, Setkyar Mya silk manufacturing workshop, scarves made from lotus fiber

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Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Kyaung Thaung Tho village, large market installed on the banks of the lake every 5 days

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Kyaung Thaung Tho village, large market installed on the banks of the lake every 5 days

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Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Pindaya, caves Shwe Umin contain more than 8000 Buddhas kept since the 13th century

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Pindaya, family business manufacturing umbrellas U Ohn Khing, Daw Nyo Ohn Khing U and Daw Hla Hla Aye completing painting the paper cotton

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Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Pindaya, family business manufacturing umbrellas U Ohn Khing, Daw Nyo Ohn U Khing completing the painting of paper

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Nam Hu Village, the Paung Daw Oo Pagoda, the most sacred religious site of the state of Shan

HEMIS_230481 : Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Nam Hu, the Paung Daw Oo Pagoda, the most sacred religious site of the state of Shan

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Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Nam Hu, the Paung Daw Oo Pagoda, the most sacred religious site of the state of Shan

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Nam Hu, Paung Daw Oo pagoda, Nam Hu monastery, monk U Khay Mein Da with snakes and spiders tattoos on his arms as protective amulets

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Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Nam Hu, Paung Daw Oo pagoda, Nam Hu monastery, monk U Khay Mein Da with snakes and spiders tattoos on his arms as protective amulets

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Nam Hu, the Paung Daw Oo Pagoda, the most sacred religious site of the state of Shan

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Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Nam Hu, near the Paya Paung Daw Oo, women Paho at large market selling their vegetables

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Nam Hu, near the Paya Paung Daw Oo, women Paho at large market selling their vegetables

HEMIS_230476 Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Paradise Inle hotel Resort