Win Mong Win, an Intha fisherman is seen through a cone shaped net as he paddles on March 2, 2007 on Inle Lake, Myanmar. Inle Lake fishermen have a unique rowing style, which involves standing on one leg on the extreme of the boat and wrapping their other leg around the the oar. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

One of the most picturesque spots in all of Southeast Asia, Myanmar's Inle Lake is fringed with reed beds and bamboo stilt houses, surrounded by the lush Shan hills, and home to the InleLake Wildlife Sanctuary. But tourists also come herein droves to watch the lake's famous, leg-rowing fishermen at work.

Inle Lake's fishermen have a unique, almost acrobatic, rowing style that have have fascinated observers for years. It consists of standing on one leg on the extreme of the boat and wrapping their other leg around the the oar, as they expertly propel their boats around the floating islands of the 11 mile-long lake.

The techniqueallows the fishermen to see obstacles on the reed-filled lake and frees up their arms to handle the cone-shaped fish baskets they use to trap large fish.However, the leg rowing style is only practiced by the men. Women row in the customary style, using the oar with their hands, sitting cross legged at the stern.

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The fishermen are Inthas, who have have for generations, according to CNN. They usually catch Nga-hpein, which is a type of carp, selling for about $1 per fish.

In September and October, where leg rowing competitions are held, according to InterstarTours.com. Four Buddha statues, mounted on a colorful royal barge, are towed by Intha leg rowers from the Phaung Daw U Monastery at the center of the lake and ceremoniously transported around its shores, staying each night at a different village.

" in the best light," TripAdvisoruser DennisUSA commented on the review site. "It is not to be missed."

The climate in Inle Lake can be described as monsoonal, as it receives an average of 1,370 mm of rainfall every year and the , according to Visit-Mekong.com. However, dry season rain is quite frequent on the Shan Plateau, more frequent than in any other place in Myanmar. Because of the altitude (Inle Lake is located at an altitude of 2,800 feet), tourists can expect a cool climate, with especially chilly early mornings and evenings during the months of January and February.

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