A report on Luang Prabang, Laos and Boten–Vientiane railway

Pha That Luang in Vientiane is the national symbol of Laos.

Bridge construction in Luang Prabang Province

Damage caused by a communist ground attack on Luang Prabang airfield, 1967

Fa Ngum, founder of the Lan Xang Kingdom

Viaduct under construction near Vientiane.

Statue of Sisavang Vong, King of Luang Phrabang 1904–46, King of Laos 1946–59

Local Lao soldiers in the French Colonial guard, c. 1900

A riverboat and marchers in the Lao New Year parade in Luang Prabang

French General Salan and Prince Sisavang Vatthana in Luang Prabang, 4 May 1953

O-lam, the most popular dish in Luang Prabang

Ruins of Muang Khoun, former capital of Xiangkhouang province, destroyed by the American bombing of Laos in the late 1960s

Mekong River flowing through Luang Prabang

Buddhist Temple at Haw Kham (Royal Palace) complex

Laos map of Köppen climate classification.

Flag of the ruling Lao People's Revolutionary Party

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ASEAN heads of state in New Delhi on 25 January 2018

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2016

A proportional representation of Laos exports, 2019

Landscape with a wooden footbridge crossing the Nam Khan river, where two workers are working at the consolidation of this structure, holding a big beam during the monsoon

Near the sanctuary on the main upper level of Vat Phou, looking back towards the Mekong River

Rivers are an important means of transport in Laos.

Pha That Luang in Vientiane. The Buddhist stupa that is a national symbol of Laos.

National University of Laos in Vientiane.

Lao dancers during the New Year celebration

Luang Phabang, (Lao: ຫລວງພະບາງ/ຫຼວງພະບາງ) or Louangphabang (pronounced ), commonly transliterated into Western languages from the pre-1975 Lao spelling ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ (ຣ = silent r) as Luang Prabang, 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.

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The Boten–Vientiane railway, also known as the China–Laos railway or the Laos section of the Kunming–Singapore railway, is a 422 km in Laos, running between the capital Vientiane and the northern town of Boten on the border with Yunnan, China.

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Construction began at Luang Prabang on 25 December 2016.

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In 1520, Photisarath came to the throne and moved the capital from Luang Prabang to Vientiane to avoid a Burmese invasion.

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Beginning December 2021, Luang Prabang is served by the high speed Vientiane–Boten railway.

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On 3 December 2021, the 422-kilometre Boten-Vientiane railway, a flagship of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was opened.

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Ban Tha Lat, Mon inscription (9th CE), was found in 1968, in an area where other pieces of
archaeological evidence testified to an ancient Mon presence. It is now at Ho Phra Kaeo Museum, Vientiane, Laos

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Haw Phra Kaew or Temple of the Emerald Buddha

Older taxis in Vientiane are being replaced by newer Chinese-made cars, like this Soueast Lioncel.

Vientiane (, ; ວຽງຈັນ, Viangchan, ) is the capital and largest city of Laos.

By the 8th century the Mon had pushed north to create city states, in Fa Daet (modern Kalasin, northeastern Thailand), Sri Gotapura (Sikhottabong) near modern Tha Khek, Laos, Muang Sua (Luang Prabang), and Chantaburi (Vientiane).

The Boten–Vientiane railway (sometimes referred to as the China–Laos railway or Laos–China railway) is an 414 km electrified railway in Laos, running between the capital Vientiane and the town of Boten on the border with China.