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A fishing boat catches the late afternoon breeze along the Irawaddy River, which will rise more than 40 feet during the monsoon season.
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More than 80% of Myanmar's population practice Theraveda Buddhism, and the religion has a strong hold on Burmese culture.
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Sign of the times at Mandalay's U Bein bridge, one of the country's most popular visitor attractions.
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Buddhist nuns stroll across Mandalay's U Bein bridge. Stretching nearly 4,000 feet, it's billed as the longest teak bridge in the world.
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Sometimes, a cigar is just a cheroot - a cylindrical stogie that is traditional in Myanmar.
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Mandalay's 19th century Shwenandaw Monastery is famous for its teak carvings of Buddhist myths.
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The calm, post-dawn waters of Myanmar's Inle Lake, a popular add-on for cruises on the Irawaddy River, as reflected from a traditional wooden boat.
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Mountain-ringed Inle Lake, in Myanmar's eastern Shan state, is famous for its traditional fishermen who use an unusual, one-leg rowing technique.
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This fishing village of about 200 people is one of many that ring the edges of shallow Inle Lake.
