One of the region's most iconic sites, Floating Gardens provide sustenance and livelihood for a significant portion of the local Intha people. Made from compressed masses of hyacinth flowers and other aquatic plants, these fertile gardens rest atop the surface of Inle Lake and allow for the cultivation of tomatoes, beans, and other vegetables. Take a boat ride on the lake to see the gardens rising and falling with the water level, making them resistant to floods. As you explore, you'll pass huts and homes on stilts, and get a chance to see the surrounding mountain scenery from a different perspective. By using our Taunggyi trip planner, you can arrange your visit to Floating Gardens and other attractions in Taunggyi.
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Very interesting to see this floating tomato fields and gardens, and check out how locals use them to grow their products more »
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Sailing around the floating gardens of Inle Lake is quite a surreal experience. It takes a while before you realise that the gardens are literally fixed by wooden poles, to stop the gardens... more »
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Such a different way of farming from anything I have ever seen. Seems a profitable activity judging by the nice houses that are being built. Unfortunately there seems to be significant environmental..... more »
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Floating farmland that the beds are made of lake weeds anchored by bamboo poles.
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Inle Lake is a freshwater lake located in the Nyaungshwe Township of Taunggyi District of Shan State, part of Shan Hills in Myanmar (Burma). It is the second largest lake in Myanmar and one of the highest. Although the lake is not large, it contains a number of endemic species. Over twenty species of snails and nine species of fish are found nowhere else in the world. The people of Inle Lake (called Intha), some 70,000 of them, live in four cities bordering the lake, in numerous small villages along the lake's shores, and on the lake itself. The entire lake area is in Nyaung Shwe township. The population consists predominantly of Intha, with a mix of other Shan, Taungyo, Pa-O, Danu, Kayah, Danaw and Bamar ethnicities. Most are devout Buddhists, and live in simple houses of wood and woven bamboo on stilts; they are largely self-sufficient farmers. Transportation on the lake is traditionally by small boats, or by somewhat larger boats fitted with single cylinder inboard diesel engines. Local fishermen are known for practicing a distinctive rowing style which involves standing at the stern on one leg and wrapping the other leg around the oar. This unique style evolved out of necessity as the lake is covered by reeds and floating plants, making it difficult to see above them while sitting. Standing provides the rower with a view beyond the reeds. However, the leg rowing style is only practiced by the men. Women row in the customary style, using the oar with their hands, sitting cross legged at the stern. A popular local dish is htamin gyin - 'fermented' rice kneaded with fish and/or potato - served with hnapyan gyaw (literally twice fried - Shan tofu). In addition to fishing, locals grow vegetables and fruit in large gardens that float on the surface of the lake. The floating garden beds are formed by extensive manual labor. The farmers gather up lake-bottom weeds from the deeper parts of the lake, bring them back in boats and make them into floating beds in their garden areas, anchored by bamboo poles. These gardens rise and fall with changes in the water level, and so are resistant to flooding. The constant availability of nutrient-laden water results in these gardens being incredibly fertile. Rice cultivation and consumption is also significant facet of the local diet and agricultural tradition.
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25.03.2018-the vast expanse of floating gardens. And it is literally. As for the flower beds are created from wood, which are filled with Earth (derived from the zetlených algae) and anchored wooden poles to the bottom. Depth here is 1-3 m. Grow mainly vegetables (tomatoes, salads ...)See original
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Floating gardens to be discovered by boat, beautiful!!See original
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UNESCO, as the cheese variety womnathon A floating vegetable gardens is the wisdom of the lash because of flooding throughout, so no package, then the crops grown on the นืย tomato mopluk.See original
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