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A sheet of blue glass water at 900m above sea level, with its own
native inhabitants, the INTHA people who live on stilted homes built on
the lake with their stunning floating gardens, floating markets,
floating villages, busy fishing canoes, unique leg-rowers, silk-weaving
home-industries, Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda and the famous Ngaphe Chaung
Monastery also known as Jumping Cat Monastery, where a dozen cats
living in the monastery have been trained by the monks to jump through
a ring on call. Inle is one of the most charming places in Myanmar
exhibiting a colorful array of magnificent scenery and interesting
cultural life. In the surrounding hills is Kalaw, a pleasant holiday
resort since colonial times, where the atmosphere is dominated by the
scents form pine forests. The Pindaya caves located closeby are also
famous for its collection of over 8000 statuettes made from cement,
alabaster, lacquer, teak and bricks representing the Buddha in as many
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Last Updated ( Monday, 02 March 2009 )
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