Nga Phe Kyaung

Entry fee: covered in the through ticket for Inle Lake Pass which charges US$5.

In the Buddhism holy land of Myanmar, The monastery of Nga Phe Kyaung is nothing special as other monasteries in the appearance. What makes Nga Phe Kyaung so famous is a group of cute hats living in the monastery who can jump through a ring.

The story goes that when an aged monk of the monastery meditated Buddhism, a cat suddenly jumped up by his side. The cute action inspired him and he started to train the over 20 cats live in the monastery to jump through a ring. The news of his success in the training had got about, tourists then come to see these cats in succession, and these cats even earn a great reputation overseas. Now, when visitors give a little bit of a food to the cats, they will happily perform the jumping through a ring in order.