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THAT LUANG

Phra ThatLuang was first constructed in 236 BE. Phaya Chanthaburi Pasithisak, the first ruler of Vientiane was persuaded by the five Lao monks who had completed their studies in Rajgir, India - to build a sacred stupa for the holy relic of Lord Buddha, a Bosom bone they brought with. The stupa will be a place to enshrine the relic of those who wish to pray and worship. When finished, it was a small stupa, only 10 meters wide, 4 meters thick , 9 meters high and made of stones.
When King Sethathiraj who formerly ruled LanNa Kingdom and then LanXang Kingdom, moved the capital from LuangPrabang to Vientiane in 1560. He then gave a new name to his city as "Nakhone Chanthaburi Sisattanakanahud Utama Rajathani" then in 1566, the second construction of Phra ThatLuang stupa started. After its completion, the stupa was named "Lokachulamani" ğmore

LUANG NAM THA

Located in the northern part of Laos, Luang Namtha shares its northwestern border with Myanmar and its northeastern border with China. It is the wonderful place for the travel purpose of  environment, social, cultural, historical and development factors, which make the site an excellent location to, evaluated the potential for sustainable cultural and ecotourism in and around a protected area. The forests are dense, and cover near 99% of the protected area. The province is mountainous, home to large numbers of minorities.  The area is populated by a variety of different ethnic groups. They consist of Khamu, Akha, Hmong, and Yao (Mien). Besides the province also consist of the lowland Lao, Tai Lue, Thai Neua and Thai Dam who live in village just outside the protected area and the historic town of Muang Sing. Muang Sing originally formed part of group of principalities loosely linked under the leadership of political entity called the Sipsongpanna whose political seat centered in southern Yunnan province, China

SEKONG

Sekong, the best known for the Bolaven Plateau is situated in the heart of the southeastern part of Laos; has common borders with Saravane to the west, Champassack and Attapeu to the south and Vietnam to the east. The province has a total population of around 64,200.

Sekong province is rugged,wild and very scenic, but transportation is very difficult, especially by land in the rainy season. Dotted through out are villages and small towns; such as Lave, Lanam, Kaleum, Dakchung and Thateng, where the majority of people follow and the unchanging lifestyle of traditional farming.