30/10/2018
Myanmar is a country composed by the various geographical features such as snow-capped mountain to the North, high mountains of Rakhine to West and Shan pleateau to the East, the beautiful blue-sea to the South and many a vast plains and central valley.
Among the remarkable places of Myanmar, Inlay Lake is the most famous for it's natural beauty and unspoiled nature, pleasant mountain scenery and enjoyable temperate weather,unique comformatoin of water and land-form, enriched of biodiversities, the ethnic-groups, legged rowing- style these are the striking symbols of the uphill lake.
Inlay is a natureal lake and located in Nyaung-Shwe
plain of Southern Shan State and about 2900' above sea- level. The lake is easily accessed from Taung-Gyi, capital of Shan-State to Nyaung-Shwe, the entrance to beautiful lake. It is a 19 mile motor-road. Inlay is the second largest lake in Myanmar and has an area of 14 miles length, 7 miles width (some variously mention to 17 miles length with 4 miles width and 12 miles length with 4 miles width).
The origin of Inlay lake is said that during the reign of king Alaungsithu in Bagan period, the king took a royal voyage over Myanmar and reached that beautiful lake. On seeing the lake, the followers of the king pledged to let them living on the lake by setting some villages. Those Dawei people built 4 villages at first with approval of the king thus the lake with the community was known as "Inle Ywa" in Myanmar pronunciation meaning 4 villages on the lake such as Wanh-Lon (Ywa-gyi-bant-pone), Namtpan, Naung Taung (Naung-Daw) and Hai-yar (He-Ya-Ywa-Ma). Actually, these words are belonged to shan language and meant as follow; Want = village, Lon = Large mean large- village, Namt = water, Pan = whirl mean the village by a great whirlpool, Naung = cut-lake, Taung = Seaweeds means the cut lake covered with seaweeds, Hai= cut, Ya = mallow - grave means the village founded by cutting of grass and mallow-grave. By the passing of time, the population is gradually increased to grow the villages about 40 in presence.