Luang Prabang
Americannoun
noun
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In September 2023, a passenger boat, which travelled on the same river corridor between Huay Xai and Luang Prabang, capsized in the Mekong in Pakbeng district, resulting in three deaths.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
Nestled among the mountains of northern Laos, Luang Prabang was the capital from the 14th to the 16th century before it was moved to Vientiane.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
The eight-day Highlights of Laos tour, starting at $940 a person, visits the French colonial city of Luang Prabang, the capital city of Vientiane and the limestone mountains around rural Vang Vieng.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2022
Thank goodness for Mrs. Vanthong, the patient master weaver overlooking my efforts at Ock Pop Tok, a crafts center on the outskirts of Luang Prabang, a dreamy city where jungle landscapes meet French Colonial architecture.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2019
Lieutenant Garnier found cowries nowhere in use north of Luang Prabang; and among the Kakhyens in Western Yun nan these shells are used only for ornament.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry
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