Luang Prabang
For centuries the Luang prabang province was isolated from the rest of South East Asia by the mountainous territory. Due to recent improvements in the local infrastructure, including the completion of Route 13, and the overall opening of the economy, Luang Prabang is rapidly developing into a major tourist and business centre in northern Laos. Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1995, attracts an increasing number of tourists with its mix of gleaming temple roofs, decaying French colonial architecture, beautiful scenery and multiethnic inhabitants. Luang Prabang has changed a lot since my first visit in April 2000.
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15 photos of Wat Ho Prabang, a temple on the royal palace compound housing
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6 photos of Wat Visounnarath, the oldest operating temple in Luang Prabang
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10 photos of Wat Xieng Thong, one of the oldest temples in Laos
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20 photos of the Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham, Wat Sensoukharam, Wat Pa Phonphao and Wat Aham Outama Buddhist temples
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15 photos of Buddhist monks and novices in Luang Prabang
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30 photos of the city of Luang Prabang, including the night market, Sisavangvong road, some views from Phu Si hill and other images.
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7 photos of Ban Xang Hai, a small village near Luang Prabang
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8 photos of the Ban Muang Keo 'weavers village' along the Mekong river
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15 photos of other villages near Luang Prabang
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20 photos of people in the Luang Prabang province
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11 photos of the Tat Kuang Si waterfalls, 32 km from Luang Prabang
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22 photos of the Mekong river in and near Luang Prabang
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8 photos of the Pak Ou caves along the Mekong river
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20 photos of the scenery around Luang Prabang with plains, hills, rice fields and the Mekong river
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11 photos of sunsets on the Mekong river and panorama views at sunset
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13 miscellaneous photos of Luang Prabang province
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