Yangon, Sept. 24 -- A traditional leg-rowing boat race will be held on the renowned Inle Lake in Nyaungshwe township of Shan state, an official from the Nyaungshwe township's Information and Public Relations Department said today.
"We will hold a leg-rowing boat race on September 26, and the semifinals and finals will take place on September 28," Nay Myo Thurein, an official from the department said.
The race will feature about-100-paddler men's race, the 46-paddler men's race, the 26-paddler women's race, the 26-paddler students' race, and the single-paddler race, he said.
"The purpose of holding the boat race is to preserve the traditional leg-rowing boat and to celebrate pagoda festival, and attract visitors from other regions," he sa...