Harvesting in the Floating Gardens

Inle Lake doesn’t seem to run out of surprises. One thing I saw on the way to the market was what looked like a garden. Hold on, this is a lake, how can there be a garden? As it turns out, the Intha people have ingeniously found a way to construct gardens on top of the lake. One critical component are the weeds which are being harvested by the fishermen earlier. These weeds are then turned into beds which are anchored by bamboo poles. Various crops can then be planted on these beds.
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