Centuries-old floating market on Myanmar's Inle Lake offers fresh groceries from boats


Vendors sell food at a floating market on Inle Lake in Nyaungshwe township in Shan state, Myanmar, Oct. 13, 2026. - Xinhua

YANGON: The bustling floating market on Inle Lake attracts locals and tourists in Nyaungshwe township in Shan state, Myanmar.

Dating back to the 19th century, it began as a simple barter system among the Intha people living in stilt houses.

Vendors sell fresh groceries from boats at the iconic waterborne bazaar, a traditional cultural feature of the lake area.

Inle Lake, home to floating villages and on-water gardens, is the second largest lake in Myanmar.- Xinhua

 

 

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