Laos Museums - The History of Laos can be traced back to the initial inhabitants who had migrated from southern China. The 11 th century saw Laos come under the influence of the Sukhothai dynasty.
Tourist Attractions, It was Fan Ngum, a Lao prince who unified and carved out a new empire and named it ‘Lan Xang'.
Decoration,Architecture - Fa Ngum became the king in 1353.
It was in mid 16 th century that King Setthathirat, declared Vientienne the capital of ‘Lan Xang'.
The intermediate period had seen incursions by the Vietnamese and the Burmese.
King Setthathirat was venerated and looked up to as a ruler capable of warding off foreign
invasions.
After his disappearance, the kingdom started to decline rapidly.
Peace and stability was restored during the rule of King Souligna Vongsa.
The Royal Palace Museum in Luang Prabang was built in 1904 during the French colonial period of King Sisavang Vong and his family.
Decoration, The architecture of the building has a mixed architectural style of traditional Lao motifs and French art.
It has been laid out in a double-cruciform shape with the entrance on one side of the lower crossbar.
There are a variety of royal religious objects on display in the large entrance hall.
Laos Museums, The Lao National Museum is the only museum in Vientiane documenting both the
history of Laos and the history of war, this makes for an interesting afternoon's venture.
The traditional food like Laap, is made from chopped meat, chicken or duck.
Tam Mak is a salad made from sliced raw papaya, garlic, chile, peanuts, sugar, fermented fish sauce and lime juice.
The French Baguettes are found in the towns, filled with as a sandwich with pate, mooyor, (pork), vegetables, and chile sauce.
Culture in Laos, The temples in Laos are mainly in the big cities and along the Mekong.
Others in the mountainous and remote provinces like Houaphan, Xiangkhoang, Salavan, Attapue were almost destroyed by the war.
The temple or Wat is the place to organize the Buddhist ceremonies and rites such as: Bun, Buddhist ceremonies that is once performed in every 12 month.
No one can separate the temple and the ceremonies.
There are other museums in Laos that are interesting places of visit.
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