Louangprabang World heritage City of Laos

Louangprabang World heritage City of Laos

 

Louangprabang World heritage City of Laos: the first winner city of vote, top popular city of travel in the World(Wanderlust Travel Magazine: since 2006, 2007,2008, 2010, 2011, 2012), Louangprabang Province: to be located  Northern in laos very beautiful city, smiles of  people, people  welcome quests, sincerer of Louangprabang people, you can ride the bicycle around city and walk, the sy Mountain(phousy) to be located center of city, you can see view around the city 360 Degree, ( old royal palace(National Museum Now), old city town area,night market, local  food, lao skirt, prabang buddha, wat xiengthong or xiengthong temple…), kouangsy waterfall, ting cave ( thamting ), Mekong river bank in the evening…..

Louangprabang: Old Capital City of  laos and Vientiane Capital City now…( to moved by Xaysettha

king, in about Year 1560 A.D…< have you good trip and fun with  your friends in  THE SUMMER…..>

 

        Luang Prabang, or Louangphrabang (Lao: ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ, literally: “Royal Buddha Image (in the Dispelling Fear mudra),” pronounced [lǔaŋ pʰra.bàːŋ]), is a city located in north central Laos, at the confluence of the Nam Khan river and Mekong River about 425 km north of Vientiane. It is the capital of Luang Prabang Province. The population of the city is about 50,000.

The main part of the city consists of four main roads located on a peninsula between the Nam Khan and Mekong rivers. The city is well known for its numerous Buddhist temples and monasteries. Every morning, hundreds of monks from the various monasteries walk through the streets collecting alms. One of the major landmarks in the city is a large steep hill on which sits Wat Chom Si.

Luang Prabang has both natural and historical sites. Among the natural tourism sites are the Kouang Si Falls and Pak ou caves. Tourists may also ride elephants. At the end of the main street of Luang Prabang is a night market where stalls sell shirts, bracelets and other souvenirs. The  Haw Kham or Royal Palace Museum and the Wat Xieng Thong temple are among the most well known historical sites. Along with the wats a significant part of the old town’s appeal are the many French provincial style houses.

                                                                                                     

    Laos is a landlocked nation in southeast asia, northeast of thailand, west of Vietnam, that covers 236,800 square kilometers in the center of the Southeast Asian peninsula, is surrounded by Burma (Myanmar), cambodia, the people’s republic of china, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its location has often made it a buffer between more powerful neighboring states, as well as a crossroads for trade and communication. Migration and international conflict have contributed to the present ethnic composition of the country and to the geographic distribution of its ethnic groups.

Topography:

       of the western border of Laos is demarcated by the Mekong River, which is an important artery for transportation. The Dong falls at the southern end of the country prevent access to the sea, but cargo boats travel along the entire length of the Mekong in Laos during most of the year. Smaller power boats and pirogues provide an important means of transportation on many of the tributaries of the Mekong.

The Mekong has thus not been an obstacle but a facilitator for communication, and the similarities between Laos and northeast Thai society—same people, same language—reflect the close contact that has existed across the river for centuries. Also, many Laotians living in the Mekong Valley have relatives and friends in Thailand. Prior to the twentieth century, Laotian kingdoms and principalities encompassed areas on both sides of the Mekong, and Thai control in the late nineteenth century extended to the left bank. Although the Mekong was established as a border by French colonial forces, travel from one side to the other has been significantly limited only since the establishment of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (LPDR, or Laos) in 1975.

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