This is one of my favorite places in Southeast Asia.
Luang Prabang (ຫລວງພະບາງ in Laotian or Louang Phabang), commonly transliterated into Western languages from the pre-1975 Lao spelling ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ literally meaning "Royal Buddha Image," is a city in north central Laos, consisting of 58 adjacent villages, of which 33 comprise the UNESCO Town Of Luang Prabang World Heritage Site. It was listed in 1995 for unique and "remarkably" well preserved architectural, religious and cultural heritage, a blend of the rural and urban developments over several centuries, including the French colonial influences during the 19th and 20th centuries.
The center of the city consists of four main roads and is located on a peninsula at the confluence of the Nam Khan and Mekong rivers. Luang Prabang 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 city's major landmarks is Mount Phou Si, a large steep hill which despite the constrained scale of the city, is 150 meters (490 feet) high, a steep staircase leads to Wat Chom Si shrine and an overlook of the city and the rivers.
The city was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. It had also been known by the ancient name of Chiang Thong. It was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos, until the Pathet Lao takeover in 1975. The city is part of Luang Prabang District of Luang Prabang Province and is the capital and administrative center of the province. It lies approximately 300 kilometers (190 miles) north of the capital Vientiane. Currently, the population of the city as a whole is roughly 56,000 inhabitants with the UNESCO protected site being inhabited by around 24,000.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luang_Prabang
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This is one of my favorite places in Southeast Asia.
Luang Prabang (ຫລວງພະບາງ in Laotian or Louang Phabang), commonly transliterated into Western languages from the pre-1975 Lao spelling ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ literally meaning "Royal Buddha Image," is a city in north central Laos, consisting of 58 adjacent villages, of which 33 comprise the UNESCO Town Of Luang Prabang World Heritage Site. It was listed in 1995 for unique and "remarkably" well preserved architectural, religious and cultural heritage, a blend of the rural and urban developments over several centuries, including the French colonial influences during the 19th and 20th centuries.
The center of the city consists of four main roads and is located on a peninsula at the confluence of the Nam Khan and Mekong rivers. Luang Prabang 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 city's major landmarks is Mount Phou Si, a large steep hill which despite the constrained scale of the city, is 150 meters (490 feet) high, a steep staircase leads to Wat Chom Si shrine and an overlook of the city and the rivers.
The city was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. It had also been known by the ancient name of Chiang Thong. It was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos, until the Pathet Lao takeover in 1975. The city is part of Luang Prabang District of Luang Prabang Province and is the capital and administrative center of the province. It lies approximately 300 kilometers (190 miles) north of the capital Vientiane. Currently, the population of the city as a whole is roughly 56,000 inhabitants with the UNESCO protected site being inhabited by around 24,000.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luang_Prabang
Tags: Laos ລາວ Lao Lao People's Democratic Republic ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao Luang Prabang Province Louang Phabang Province ຫລວງພະບາງ Province de Luang Prabang Luang Prabang ຫຼວງພະບາງ ຫລວງພຣະບາງ Asia Southeast Asia UNESCO World Heritage Sites UNESCO Post Offices bureau de poste Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN အရှေ့တောင်အာရှနိုင်ငံများအသင်း Samahan ng mga Bansa sa Timog Silangang Asya Perhimpunan Bangsa-Bangsa Asia Tenggara សមាគមប្រជាជាតិអាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍ ສະມາຄົມປະຊາຊາດແຫ່ງອາຊີຕະເວັນອອກສຽງໃຕ້ Persatuan Negara Asia Tenggara 东南亚国家联盟 தென்கிழக்காசிய நாடுகளின் கூட்டமைப்பு สมาคมประชาชาติแห่งเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ Hiệp hội các quốc gia Đông Nam Á French Colonial Architecture Town of Luang Prabang
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This is one of my favorite places in Southeast Asia.
Luang Prabang (ຫລວງພະບາງ in Laotian or Louang Phabang), commonly transliterated into Western languages from the pre-1975 Lao spelling ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ literally meaning "Royal Buddha Image," is a city in north central Laos, consisting of 58 adjacent villages, of which 33 comprise the UNESCO Town Of Luang Prabang World Heritage Site. It was listed in 1995 for unique and "remarkably" well preserved architectural, religious and cultural heritage, a blend of the rural and urban developments over several centuries, including the French colonial influences during the 19th and 20th centuries.
The center of the city consists of four main roads and is located on a peninsula at the confluence of the Nam Khan and Mekong rivers. Luang Prabang 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 city's major landmarks is Mount Phou Si, a large steep hill which despite the constrained scale of the city, is 150 meters (490 feet) high, a steep staircase leads to Wat Chom Si shrine and an overlook of the city and the rivers.
The city was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. It had also been known by the ancient name of Chiang Thong. It was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos, until the Pathet Lao takeover in 1975. The city is part of Luang Prabang District of Luang Prabang Province and is the capital and administrative center of the province. It lies approximately 300 kilometers (190 miles) north of the capital Vientiane. Currently, the population of the city as a whole is roughly 56,000 inhabitants with the UNESCO protected site being inhabited by around 24,000.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luang_Prabang
Tags: Laos ລາວ Lao Lao People's Democratic Republic ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao Luang Prabang Province Louang Phabang Province ຫລວງພະບາງ Province de Luang Prabang Luang Prabang ຫຼວງພະບາງ ຫລວງພຣະບາງ Asia Southeast Asia UNESCO World Heritage Sites UNESCO Post Offices bureau de poste Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN အရှေ့တောင်အာရှနိုင်ငံများအသင်း Samahan ng mga Bansa sa Timog Silangang Asya Perhimpunan Bangsa-Bangsa Asia Tenggara សមាគមប្រជាជាតិអាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍ ສະມາຄົມປະຊາຊາດແຫ່ງອາຊີຕະເວັນອອກສຽງໃຕ້ Persatuan Negara Asia Tenggara 东南亚国家联盟 தென்கிழக்காசிய நாடுகளின் கூட்டமைப்பு สมาคมประชาชาติแห่งเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ Hiệp hội các quốc gia Đông Nam Á Mailboxes French Colonial Architecture Town of Luang Prabang
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Vang Vieng (ວັງວຽງ in Laotian) is a tourist-oriented town in Laos in Vientiane Province about halfway between Luang Prabang and Vientiane. The town lies on the Nam Song River. The most notable feature of the area is the karst hill landscape surrounding the town.
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Vang Vieng (ວັງວຽງ in Laotian) is a tourist-oriented town in Laos in Vientiane Province about halfway between Luang Prabang and Vientiane. The town lies on the Nam Song River. The most notable feature of the area is the karst hill landscape surrounding the town.
Tags: Laos ລາວ Lao Lao People's Democratic Republic ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao Vientiane Province Viang Chan Province ແຂວງວຽງຈັນ Province de Vientiane Vang Vieng ວັງວຽງ Asia Southeast Asia Post Offices bureau de poste Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN အရှေ့တောင်အာရှနိုင်ငံများအသင်း Samahan ng mga Bansa sa Timog Silangang Asya Perhimpunan Bangsa-Bangsa Asia Tenggara សមាគមប្រជាជាតិអាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍ ສະມາຄົມປະຊາຊາດແຫ່ງອາຊີຕະເວັນອອກສຽງໃຕ້ Persatuan Negara Asia Tenggara 东南亚国家联盟 தென்கிழக்காசிய நாடுகளின் கூட்டமைப்பு สมาคมประชาชาติแห่งเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ Hiệp hội các quốc gia Đông Nam Á Mailboxes
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