Myanmar resumes floating Thingyan water festival at tourist site

YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar resumed its floating Thingyan water festival in Inle Lake, a tourist site in Shan state, after a three-year pause due to the Covid-19 pandemic, state media reported Thursday (April 13).

The floating Thingyan water festival in Nyaungshwe township of Taunggyi District in Shan state kicked off on Thursday and will run until Sunday.

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