Travelogue ( Innlay )

Innlay lake or well known as treasure lake or Golden Island lake has beautiful customs and traditions and is also an interesting place. So, it is a 2,950 feet above sea level, we can go here from Innlay villages by motor boat and here is the motor-boat camp.

The Innlay lake is near Nyaungshwe in Southern Shan State and easily accessible by road, rail or air. The inhabitance, the Innthas have rich cultural heritage and they still preserve traditional handicraft. It is the unique technique of rowing boat by legs.

The famous and sacred Phaungdaw Oo pagoda is situated in Namaku village, western part of Innlay lake, 13 and a half miles away from Nyaungshwe. There are 5 sacred Buddha Images by King Alaungsithu in 480 Myanmar era.

The Phaungdaw Oo pagoda festival is the most special event for the people of Innlay lake and the festival is annually held in October. The Buddha Images are temporarily joyous on the special royal Karaweik Barge decorated with special craft and flower traveling one shine to another in Innlay Lake.

Of all interesting things, lotus rib making is made. Myanmar Buddhist revelries usually offer robes to Buddha Images and the Sanghas. They spend no effort to offer lotus robe to Buddha images whenever they have a chance to. One make still observe pole process of making lotus robes only here.
Innlay lake is popular and well known not only for the scenic spot but also for well known craftsmanship, for example, gold-smith, silver smith, black smith and also weaving art.
Now, you see me I’m standing on the floating Island and my feet are sinking in water. On the floating Island, Innlay people grow mostly tomatoes from May to October during 6 months and it can produce 200 thousand vises per day. So, you can see all around me, floating Island filled with tomato crops. Innlay traditional handicraft,silversmith and goldsmith are particularly renown throughout the country.