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Inle Lake

Les noms des biens figurent dans la langue dans laquelle les Etats parties les ont soumis.

Myanmar (Asie et pacifique)
Date de soumission : 04/10/1996
Critères: (iii)(v)(vi)
Catégorie : Culturel
Soumis par : Department of Archaeology
Coordonnées Southern Shan State, taunggyi District, Nyaungshwe Township:20°13' North/ 96°55' East
Ref.: 825

Description

A large mountain lake in a well preserved landscape. Several ethnic groups use the lake and its shores as their central landmark. The cultural traditions of numerous villages around it focus on the lake and have distinctive features: - internal navigation, fishing and commerce; - floating vegetable gardens installed on artificial rafts. - distinctive housing shapes and types. - annual Buddhist fezstival on the lake. The symbiosis and ecology of the lake, its shores and its villagers constitute a genuine instance of cultural landscape.