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TRADITIONAL MARITIME SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN INLE LAKE
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Manage No DI00000829 Country Republic of Korea Author Thu Thu Aung, Department of Archaeology and National Museum, Myanmar Published Year 2020 Language English Copyright 
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| Description | The Inle Lake is the second largest freshwater shallows in Myanmar, located on the western edge of the Shan Plateau of the eastern part of the country. The estimated surface area is 44.9 square miles and the highest elevation is 2900 feet (880m). Inle Lake is a major tourist destination in Myanmar, attracting tourists by the picturesque beauty of the lake surrounded by mountains, houses standing on poles in the lake, beautiful floating gardens, and the cultural practices of the Intha fishermen. The main ethnic people of Inle Lake are Inthan while Pa Oh, Taungyo, Kayan, and Shan people also add to its diversity. The people who live in Inle Lake are called Intha (people of lake). They live on the shore and on the lake, making a living by fishing, engaging in handicraft activities, cultivating on floating gardens as well as on the delta of the lake. For transportation, the Intha people use wooden boats; for long trip they use long tail boats with engines, carrying local passengers and goods. Small boats are used for their daily activities. The main economy of Inle depends on cultivation and fishing. The unique style of the Intha people is rowing the boat with one leg by standing. They paddle this way because reeds and water plants are many in the lake, and if they row sitting down on the boat they could not see reeds and water plants. There is no gender for this rowing style, from an early age; people are trained to paddle with their feet. | ||
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