DESTINATION
INLE LAKE ( SHAN , where time stands still…)
 Shan, the land where according to legend rose out of
water, part of Myanmar. Shan is the largest country states
occupy the largest mountainus triangle formed by the boarder
China, Lao and Thailand.
The Shan legend creating could have
been written here, a high plaque toe were Inle lake grow
like a gem in setting green hills. It is place of starting
beauty when morning high in the myst when life find it own
paste and time seems to stands still…
Upon arrival to Heho airport, about one and half hour
drive , Nyaung Shwe ; capital town for Inle lake area where
woman from various hill tribe nearby sell their fruit, and
vegetable.
Inle lake is surrounded by the beautiful
mountains of Shan state. It is well known for its floating
villages, colourful market , gardens, traditional handicraft
, silver ware , lotus fabric and silk weaving. Inle lake is
home of Intha, leg rowers compete the race at every year
Phaung daw Oo Pagoda festival.
Other recommended tour sites are Indein; where many ancient
stupas are ruined and overgrown with bushes.
Ngaphe Kyaung ( jumping cat monestry) this wooden monastery
was built on stilts of Inle. Century-old wooden sculpture
can be seen there.
 Kakku pagoda ;
the lost city of 10,000 pagoda. Our voyage of discovery
began in Shan State of upper Burma. A land just recently
open to tourism. It has many mystery, one of which is Kakku.
Until 1996 as it also known virtually unknown to the outside
world. And it never been told before. It ruin roaded by
country of winter, Rain, shrouded and silence, Kakku remain
a mystery.
Thousand of pagoda crowded together at Kakku , many more may
like buried the victim of time an earth quake. Until the
archaeologist exuviated this area , applied scientific
dating method, it’s the remain legend of mist to explain
history had failed to record.
 Monsoon rain and century of neglect has destroyed brightly
colour paint, once covered most of them carving. The
building disappeared were constructed in 12th century to
17th , style prevalent each Burmese capital of Bagan. Most
of Kakku structure are stupas ( Zedi), top with spines
called Htee. They are solid , can not be entered.
Buddhist believed , stupas increase the chance of attaining
higher form of reincarnation. Brass bell hanging from Htee
symbolize good deed. Long time ago, at the end of wet
season, that year was special heavy rain, a village woman
something got her eye, silver bangle. She banded down and
found smiling face of Buddha declare this would become holly
place with temple with covered by the earth. She run back to
village to tell what she found. When she returned, she could
no longer find the place. Fortunately a pig had followed her. The pig place
her to the Buddha laid among the tree. This name secrete
place Kakku. Ancient language mean help of the pig “ Kakku”.
 Taungyi is situated in Southern Shan State and is the
capital of Shan State. It is 4712 feet above the sea level
and has a moderately cool climate, located about 500km north
of Yangon and about 100 km southeast of Mandalay.
Samkar; where allow only Pa-O guide handl ne the tour in
their territory, unknown places to the outside world. |
