I am looking at a scene that I have previously seen on a postcard. Fishermen in conical hats silhouetted against the setting sun, paddling their boats with one leg wrapped around an oar. At Myanmar’s ...

In the early morning hours on Myanmar’s Inle Lake the quiet is broken by small tourist boats rumbling across the water to catch some of the lake’s famous performing fishermen. The motorboats slow to ...

INLE LAKE, Myanmar — The tranquil waters of this highland lake are flanked by high mountains and in the mists of dawn there is a quality of light and a quiet serenity that many visitors describe as ...

A fisherman catches fish on Inle Lake at Nyaungshwe township in Shan state, Myanmar, Oct. 31, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua) This photo taken on Oct. 31, 2025 shows a view of Inle Lake at Nyaungshwe township ...

YANGON, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- A traditional leg-rowing boat race will be held on the renowned Inle Lake in Nyaungshwe township of Shan state, an official from the Nyaungshwe township's Information and ...

It's a short flight of about 90 minutes from Yangon to Inle Lake and it's worth a window seat. Myanmar is a predominantly rural country, but "rural" doesn't really do it justice. Even from the air you ...

Southeast Asia is a region of the world that has long been on the radars of backpackers around the world. From the hippie days to present, travelers have flocked to this enchanting area seeking ...

Scores of wooden long boats on Myanmar's Inle Lake joined a unique floating protest on Feb. 11, with passengers holding placards denouncing the military coup and calling for justice. Belinda Carlisle, ...

THE Inle Lake, lying at a height of 3000 ft. in the great limestone zone of the Shan plateau, is of peculiar bionomical interest, since, although it belongs to the Salween river-basin, it has become ...