179INLE LAKESIGHTS & ACTIVITIESEASTERN MYANMARSIGHTS & ACTIVITIESEASTERN MYANMARNYAUNGSHWEMingala Market MARKET
(Map p 178 ; Yone Gyi Rd) The busy zei (market)
at the entrance to town is fl ooded with lo-
cals every morning, when traders from the
lake bring in fresh fi sh and produce from
the fl oating gardens. A few stalls sell local
handicrafts but the focus is on day-to-day
objects used by local people – food, begging
bowls, machetes, fi shing spears, you name
it. The market doubles in size when it hosts
the fi ve-day rotating market (see boxed text,
p 183 ).
Other Religious Monuments
There are stupas and monasteries all over
Nyaungshwe. Most of the monasteries are
clustered around the Mong Li Canal, south-
east of the market.
Hlaing Gu Kyaung (Map p 178 ; off Yone Gyi
Rd) has around 100 resident monks and an
interesting collection of antique Buddha im-
ages. Nearby, Shwe Gu Kyaung (Map p 178 ;
Myawady Rd) has 130 novice monks and a
huge central hall that echoes with the sound
of synchronised chanting. A block further
south, Kan Gyi Kyaung (Map p 178 ; Myawady
Rd) is the largest monastery in Nyaungshwe;
listening to 250 monks of all ages reciting
the scriptures is quite an experience.
About a mile and a half north of town on
the road to Shwenyaung, Shwe Yaunghwe
Kyaung (off Map p 178 ; Shwe Yan Pyay) is proba-
bly the most photographed monastery in Ny-
aungshwe; the unique oval windows in the
ancient teak thein (ordination hall) create a
perfect frame for portraits of the novices.
South of Nyaungshwe in the village of
Nanthe, Yan Aung Nan Aung Hsu Taung Pyi
Pagoda (Map p 185 ) features a 26ft-high sitting
buddha, surrounded by stucco deva (celestial
beings) and chinthe (half-lion, half-dragon
guardians). Although heavily restored, the
statue is said to be more than 700 years old. Boat Trips
Every hotel in town can arrange boat trips
around the lake, and freelance boat drivers
will approach you in the street. The going
rate for a whole-day trip around the lake
starts at K12,000. Massage
Win Nyunt Traditional Massage (Map p 178 ;
off Myawady Rd; per hr K5000; h8am-9pm) is theNyaungshwe
æ Sights 23 Queen Inn................................................A2
1 Buddha Museum ....................................D1 24 Remember Inn Hotel.............................. D1
2 Hlaing Gu Kyaung .................................. C2 25 Teakwood Guest House.........................B2
3 Kan Gyi Kyaung ..................................... C2
4 Shwe Gu Kyaung ................................... C2 ú Eating
5 Yadana Man Aung Paya ........................ B2 Food Stalls ...................................... (see 6)
26 Golden Kite Restaurant .........................C2
Activities, Courses & Tours 27 Green Chilli Restaurant .........................B3
6 Mingala Market ....................................... C1 28 Hu Pin Restaurant .................................. B1
7 Sunny Day Tour Services...................... B2 29 Inle Pancake Kingdom ...........................A2
8 Win Nyunt Traditional Massage ............ C1 30 Lin Htett Myanmar Traditional
Food .....................................................C2
ÿ Sleeping 31 Lotus Restaurant ................................... C1
9 Aquarius Inn........................................... B3 32 Miss Nyaungshwe Restaurant ..............A2
10 Bright Hotel............................................ A2 33 Night Market...........................................B2
11 Four Sisters Inn ..................................... A3 34 Smiling Moon Restaurant......................D2
12 Gold Star Hotel ...................................... B3 35 Thu Kha Coffee.......................................B2
13 Gypsy Inn ............................................... A2 36 Unique Superb Food House .................. C1
14 Hotel Amazing Nyaung Shwe ............... C2 37 Viewpoint Restaurant ............................A2
15 Hu Pin Hotel Nyaungshwe ..................... B1
16 Inle Inn .................................................... D2 û Drinking
17 Joy Hotel ................................................. B1 38 Kaung Kaung .......................................... B1
18 May Guest House .................................. C2 39 Min Min’s.................................................B2
19 Ming Ga Lar Inn ..................................... B2
20 Nandawunn Hotel.................................. D2 ý Entertainment
21 Nawng Kham – Little Inn....................... B2 40 Aung Puppet Show ................................ D1
22 Paradise Hotel & Restaurant .................C1