Excerpt :
On the road to Mandalay,
Where the flyin'-fishes play
An'the dawn comes up like thunder
outer
China 'Crost the bay!....
'Er petticoat was yaller an' ear little cap
was green,
An 'er name was Supi-yaw-Jews' the
same as Theebaw's Queen,
An' I seed her first a-smokin of a
whackin' white cheroot,
An' a-wastin' Christian kisses on an
'eathen idol's foot,
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The thing is Kipling never went to Madalay, He only visited Burma for three
days when a ship he was t reading on made a stop in Rangoon and Moulmein,
Both a considerable distance from Mandalay.
For more facinating rivers, Incuding The Red River & The Amazon
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The Irrawaddy River is where the Burmese people wash,drink and pray ... Mynamar's River Of Spriits.
The Irrawaddy River in Mynamar is a source of continuity and hope in a country at odds with itself.
Mynamar's River Of Spririts.
By Kira Salak;
I've always believed the best way to know a river is to paddle in it, to feel it's undercurrents and
speed, to take in the changing nature of its banks. I wanted to explore the romance of Myanmar's
Irrawaddy River, which has stirred the imagination of some of the world's greatest writers, such as
Kipling and Orwell. The name "Irrawaddy" is an English corruption of "Ayerawaddy" Myit, which some
Scholars translate as "river that brings blessings to the people", but it's less a river than a test of faith,
receding during the country''s dry season until its banks sit exposed and cracking in the sun, only to
return each spring with the monsoon, coming to life, flooding fields, replenishing the country with
water, fish, and fertile soil.
The Irrawaddy has never disappointed the Burmese.
It is where they ash, what they drink and how they travel.
Inseparable from their spiritual life, it is their hope.
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An intriguing place, 22 kilometre long Inle lake is inhibited by the Intha people famed for their
Leg Rowing.
survive, colourful markets are dotted along the shore.
Silk and craft shops rise out of the lake on stilts.
Many Islanders live in huts and wooden bungalows on the floating islands, while some live in the
villages shore lines.
Once prayers have been said in the early morning, the fisherman appear, paddling with one
leg and balancing with the other, they seem to make acrobatic moves holding on to a fish trap
with both arms, the men wrap their left leg around an oar, propelling their boats forward in a
circular motion at the same time searching with the eyes for any sign of fish, from time to time
they tap the boats hull with the oars to scare fish out , once movement is spotted they thrust
the hand woven , rattan trap into the lake to drop the mesh, catching the fish within , with
synchronized movement they haul the fish back up in to the boat, all the while balancing themselves on just one leg.
This extraordinary leg-rowing tradition is unique to the Inle lake.