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vientiane munic pality

Vientiane ,capital city of lao PDR with a populationof 464.000,is located on
the bank of the Mekong river vientiane's major attractions are its serene Buddhist monasteries and significant monuments that dominate the scene on the streets of central vientiane
Location

The Lao P.D.R.is located in the centre of Indochina in Asia.Lao is 236.800 square km in land area ,
the major part being mountainous and forested.

the scuture of kingsetthathirath.
_Vat phra keo It was constructed in 1565 by king xayasetthathirath when he moved the capital of lanxang o vientiane.It housed the emerald Buddha (now in Bangkok)

_Vat sisaket being the only temple in vientiane .Is the oldest monastery standing intact in its original form.and certainly one of the most interesting in the whole country.Inside the main hall, and along the walls of the courtyard surrounding it,are hundreds of little niches and shelves containing a total of 6840 Buddha images.

gestures
As in many Asian cultures,the head is considered most sacred part of the body, and the soles of the feet are the lowliest.one should not touch a person's head nor use one's toot to point at a person or any object. Men and women rarely show affection in pubblic, it is forbidden for a woman to touch a buddhist monk .The Lao are frank,open and friendly,and they also have a strongly developed sense of courtesy and respect.

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					vientiane munic pality
	tham ting , boun pimai bokeo , oudomxay , luangnamtha province,visa to lao the plain of jars , H'mong village , wat phu , xiengkhouang province luang prabang province , national museum , lao p.d.r.				Vientiane ,capital city of lao PDR with a populationof 464.000,is located on the bank of the Mekong river vientiane's major attractions are its serene Buddhist monasteries and significant monuments that dominate the scene on the streets of central vientiane Location The Lao P.D.R.is located in the centre of Indochina in Asia.Lao is 236.800 square km in land area , the major part being mountainous and forested.

					the scuture of kingsetthathirath. _Vat phra keo It was constructed in 1565 by king xayasetthathirath when he moved the capital of lanxang o vientiane.It housed the emerald Buddha (now in Bangkok) _Vat sisaket being the only temple in vientiane .Is the oldest monastery standing intact in its original form.and certainly one of the most interesting in the whole country.Inside the main hall, and along the walls of the courtyard surrounding it,are hundreds of little niches and shelves containing a total of 6840 Buddha images.

					gestures As in many Asian cultures,the head is considered most sacred part of the body, and the soles of the feet are the lowliest.one should not touch a person's head nor use one's toot to point at a person or any object. Men and women rarely show affection in pubblic, it is forbidden for a woman to touch a buddhist monk .The Lao are frank,open and friendly,and they also have a strongly developed sense of courtesy and respect.

					that luang or great stupa That Luang Shrine is the most important national moment invientiane, with golden stupa believed to contain a relic of lord Buddha. That Luang was contructed to gather Lao people all over the country and became the cultural center since1566 . That Luang festival is organized yearly on the full moon of November and it is celebrated for 7days and nights with traditional performances


					vang vieng city Is a scenic district of vientiane province enjoying excellent weather with breath-taking views of rock and limestone mountains cave and rock outcrops overhanging the xong river.chanh cave, phra cave,baat cave and leusi cave the holy caves in the chang rocky mountains are situated only 3 km from the center of vangvieng. the land here is fertile, suitable for agricultural production, particulary rice, cabbages and water melons.The areas of namoug and Nagnao have a tradition of fine hand-woven silk production from ancestral times and are locally known as khun lou and Nang oua's hill vang vieng is a famous part of Vientiane province is located far from vientiane abovt 150 km containing a lot of mysterious places such as caves Patho Nokham ,Patang,Tham chang, Nam Xong river ect...There is a guest house and you can spend the night.on the way to vang vieng you will see all a good landscape of country and should acqaint wiht local people.

					buddha park Buddha park or Garden of statues (1958) comprises a collection of Buddhist and Hindu sculpture in a level field of grass.Buddha park is located along the Mekong river where you can see the view of Nongkhai as well.