61. Laos Information Another excellent example of the richness of Lao culture is its folk music, whichis extremely popular with the people throughout the whole country. http://www.asia-planet.net/laos/culture.htm

Introduction Laos Information Laos Travel Tips Map (Towns) Laos Information General Information History Culture and Tradition Archeology ... Ethnic Culture Laos Cuisine People of Laos Temple in Laos Laos Style ... Nature in Laos Culture Lao people boast a plethora of distinctive monuments and architectural styles. One of the most notable structures is That luang, the Great Sacred Stupa, in Vientiane. Its dome like Stupa and four-cornered superstructure is the model for similar monuments throughout Laos. Stupas serve to commemorate the life of the Buddha and many Stupas are said to house sacred relics (parts of Buddha's body). Generally, Hinayana Buddhists cremate the dead body then collected the bone and put in stupa which up in a round the temple. Deferent styles of architecture are evident in the numerous Buddhist Wats. Three architecture styles can be distinguished, corresponding to the geographical location of the temples and monasteries. Wats built in Vientiane are large rectangular structures constructed of brick and coved with stucco and high-peaked roofs. In Luang Prabang the roofs sweep very low and, unlike in Vientiane, almost reach the ground. These two styles are different from the Wat Xieng Khouang where the temple roofs are not tiered. Lao religious images and art are also distinctive and set Lao apart from its neighbors. The " Calling for Rain" posture of the Buddha images in Laos, for example, which depicts the Buddha standing with his hands held rigidly at his side, fingers pointing to the ground, cannot be found in other south East Asian Buddhist art traditions.

62. Laos Society And Culture laos Society and culture, laos Society and culture homepage, laos Societyand culture web, laos Society and culture net, information about laos http://search.asiaco.com/Laos/Society_and_Culture/

63. Lao Education & Culture Lao Education culture. Lao Flag Lao flag (old). Lao Music and Audio News click here; Lao Newsgroup (soc.culture.laos) - click here http://khmuprog.com/lao.html

Sabbai dee ("Hello or Hi or Hola") Ethnic groups in Laos: Hmong ("Meo"), Khmu ("Kmhmu"), Lao, and Yao ("Mien"). Ethnic Groups: Lao Loum (lowland), Lao Theung (upland), Lao Soung (highland) including the Hmong ("Meo"), the Mien ("Yao"), and other ethnic groups Vietnamese/Chinese. More detail Laotian to USA Languages: Lao (official), French, Khmu, Thai, and Enlish. Laos: Government Country Name (Long): Lao People's Democratic Republic (current status: 2002) Country Name: Laos Government Type: Communist state Capital: Vientiane Lao flag (Current Flag) Lao people are from country of Laos. Also called Asian people. New Year Festival of 2002/2545 Lao Dance - Speaking of Lao, there are different of Lao, like Thai daam, Lao, Tin. Budhda About Buddha see below: Wat Lao Buddhavong in Washington, DC Lao language ( rklk]k; Alphabet of Lao d 7 ' l - p f 8 4 o [ x z 2 r , 1 i ] s s' sp va'dyf = English English language rklk]k; va'dyf Hello = lt[kpfu Welcome = Need Power = 8hv'dko veokf Lao ]k; T he Lao language is a member of the Tai language group, sometimes known as Tai-Kadai or Kadai. Thai is well understood in Laos, since Lao people will watch Thai television and listen to Thai radio. Many of the goods that you will see in Laos are imported from Thailand. The north eastern part of Thailand, known as Issan has in fact more Lao speakers than Laos itself. L ao is a tonal language, with six tones - most people will find it quite hard to differentiate between the tones, but any attempt to speak just a few words will win you instant friends.

64. From Laos To Bangkok...starting Culture Shock In 3..2...1...now - Traveling With From laos to Bangkok starting culture shock in 3..2 1 now. We finished upthe end of our brief visit to laos and made a beeline for Bangkok via an http://tblogs.bootsnall.com/kobb/archives/003460.shtml

Traveling with Shawn and Jennifer Search this site: Categories Biography (2) China (7) Helpful Links (3) Laos (3) ... U.S.A. (3) Recent Entries The Stuff that Didn't Fit In Anywhere Else Divine Providence Stuck Between a Rock and a Hurricane D.C. to Duke ... Mainland China, or goodbye English, hello crazy gestures and blank stares Archives September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 ... Main July 11, 2004 From Laos to Bangkok...starting culture shock in 3..2...1...now We finished up the end of our brief visit to Laos and made a beeline for Bangkok via an overnight bus. Leaving quiet Vientiene and waking up on Khao San Road is much like opening the door to your black and white farmhouse and finding Technicolor munchkins running around outside. We didn't properly appreciate how quiet and charming Luang Prabang was until we arrived in Vang Vieng in Laos. Coming from China, anytime we'd see more than three white faces together it seemed like a mad tourist rush and therefore LP seemed quite "touristy" to us. It would seem that you lose all perspective for these sorts of things when you start a trip in somewhere other than Thailand backpacker central. Our guidebooks described little Vang Vieng as being "backpacker friendly" and "a retreat from the road." Well, that's true I guess, but I think the Lao people were less tiring than hordes of dreadlocked, white guys in baggy pants drinking massive amounts of Beer Lao while watching the latest American flick, on a pirated VCD of course, at a backpacker restaurant. Vang Vieng consists of about four rough streets and alternates between identical guesthouses, travel agencies booking kayaking trips and restaurants that serve pizza and show movies all day long. Now, I can't say that we didn't enjoy this to an extent, but since we had already had a nice rest in Luang Prabang after China, we weren't too into the scene. Of course, we still indulged in a movie or two. It's about the only thing to do in town when its pouring rain and all outdoor activities are out of the question. We decided to only stay in Vang Vieng two nights before moving on to Vientiene, the capital of Laos.

65. Laoplanet.net - Soc.Culture.Laos Lao Web Portal. Home About laos Country Study Travel Guide Community Forum Gallery Media Downloads Links culture.laos Newsgroup http://laoplanet.net/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,71/

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66. MSN Encarta - Laos Ethnic Lao culture is closely entwined with Buddhism, but the country’s ethnicdiversity produces a corresponding cultural diversity. http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761551958_4/Laos.html

MSN Home My MSN Hotmail Shopping ... Sign In Web Search: Encarta Subscriber Sign In Help Home ... Upgrade your Encarta Experience Search Encarta Upgrade your Encarta Experience Spend less time searching and more time learning. Learn more Tasks Find in this article Print Preview Related Items Lao language Laos during Vietnam War more... Further Reading Editors' picks for Laos Search for books and more related to Laos Facts and Figures Quick information and statistics for Laos Encarta Search Search Encarta about Laos Editors' Picks Great books about your topic, Laos ... Click here Advertisement document.write(' Page 4 of 9 Laos Encyclopedia Article Multimedia 13 items Dynamic Map Map of Laos Article Outline Introduction Land and Resources Environmental Concerns Population and Society ... History V Culture Print Preview of Section Ethnic Lao culture is closely entwined with Buddhism, but the country’s ethnic diversity produces a corresponding cultural diversity. Painting is not a highly developed art form, but music, dance, weaving, and embroidery are. A Literature and Poetry Universal to the literature and poetry of Laos, as well as to its dance, music, and sculpture, are oral myths and legends based on the

67. Laos: An Annotated Directory Of Internet Resources An annotated directory of Internet resources of laos. History culture.ContentRich Hmong Bibliographies by Subject, An extensive set of http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/laos.html

Laos General Information News Media Government Offices Foreign Relations ... The Indochina Conflict General Information CIA - The World Factbook: Laos Introduction; geography; people; government; economy; communications; transportation; military; transnational issues Discovering Laos Embassy of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Washington DC Laos WWW VL Library of Congress Country Studies: Laos One of the Area Handbook Series WWW Hmong Homepage A "collection of resources relating to Hmong history, culture, language, & current events" News Media Vientiane Times U.S.-based dissident news site publishing news from Laos; also extensive list of links Government Offices Governments on the WWW: Laos Amnesty International Report: Laos Annual report on human rights conditions Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Laos Report by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the U.S. Department of State

68. Soc.culture.laos Newsgroup soc.culture.laos Go up to soc.culture laos The Internet TravelGuide (FAQ) (part 1/2) Refers to http//www.pmgeiser.ch/laos laos - The http://www.cs.uu.nl/wais/html/na-bng/soc.culture.laos.html

Faqs by Newsgroup Newsgroup: soc.culture.laos Go up to : soc.culture Laos - The Internet Travel Guide (FAQ) (part 1/2) Refers to: http://www.pmgeiser.ch/laos Laos - The Internet Travel Guide (FAQ) (part 2/2) Refers to: http://www.pmgeiser.ch/laos

69. Who's New In The Neighborhood? Laos, Outreach World This online resource provides a general background on laos. It paints a pictureof the culture and society of laos with narratives, proverbs, http://www.outreachworld.org/resource.asp?Curriculumid=179

70. Culture In laos we celebrate new year for three days which fall on the 13th, 14th and 15th According to Lao astrological calculations, the sun made a complete http://www.laopress.com/news/eculture.htm

Songhane Pimay (Lao New Year) Traditionally, house are cleaned, new clothes are worn and Buddha images are cleansed. Dowsing of water. Boun Bunk Fire (Rocket Festival) Featuring many joyous ceremonies, calling for rain for the planting season. Larges rockets are fired. Boun Visakhaphusa Boun Visakhaphusa celebrates the day of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and passing away. It's also a time to pay respects to ancestors. BOUN KHAO PHANSA The beginning of the three month long Buddhist Lent. All monks stop travelling and stay at temple for prayer and meditation. It's also time for ordination of men entering a monkhood. BOUN HAW KHAO PADUP DIN (Offering Ceremony to the Ancestors' Spirit On the First Day of Release from Apaya Bhumi) Haw Khao Padup Din ceremony offering Dana to the spirit of our beloved ones. It is a tradition that this time of the year those spirits are believed to have released from the Apaya Bhumi or hell plane to receive Dana. It is therefore an occasion to spread loving kindness to them. In order to preserve our good traditions. We, the sangha communities wish to extend the invitation to all Buddhists and non-Buddhist friends to take part in this refuge-taking occasion.

71. Laos Bureaucratic Culture - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Reso laos Bureaucratic culture Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, NaturalResources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, http://www.photius.com/countries/laos/government/laos_government_bureaucratic_cu

Country Ranks INDEX for Laos History ... Feedback Laos Bureaucratic Culture http://www.photius.com/countries/laos/government/laos_government_bureaucratic_culture.html Sources: The Library of Congress Country Studies; CIA World Factbook Back to Laos Government Figure 9. Structure of the Government, 1993 Bureaucratic Culture The historical evolution of Laos created identifiable layers of bureaucratic behavior. Traditional royal customs and Buddhist practices set the foundation. Next, there was an overlay of French influence, the product of colonial rule from 1890 to 1954. During this period, several generations of Laotian bureaucrats were trained and often placed in subordinate rank to French-imported Vietnamese civil servants. The administration used French as the official language and followed French colonial administrative practices. From 1954 to 1975, there was an increase in United States influence, and the United States provided training and educational opportunities for future bureaucrats as well as employment in United States agencies. Because of its brevity, however, the United States impact was far less pervasive than the French. When the communists seized power in 1975, a new layer of bureaucratsstrongly influenced by North Vietnam and the Soviet Union and its allieswas added. Many of the French-trained and United States-influenced bureaucrats fled across the Mekong River. Of those who stayed, perhaps 10,000 to 15,000 were sent to seminar camps or reeducation centers (see

72. Việt Nam: Ministry Of Information And Culture Of Laos Street address Thanon Setthathirat, Muang Chanthaburi, Vientiane, People sDemocratic Republic of laos. http://www.culturalprofiles.org.uk/Viet_Nam/Units/3289.html

Home How to use this site Subscription Visiting Arts Visiting Arts Cultural Profiles Project Cultural Profile You are here: Directory Home Directory Ministry of Information and Culture of Laos Thanon Setthathirat, Muang Chanthaburi, Vientiane, People's Democratic Republic of Laos P O Box 122, Vientiane, People's Democratic Republic of Laos email@mic.gov.la http://www.mic.gov.la Dr Phangdouangchit Vongsa Minister Dr Khekkeo Soysaya Deputy Minister PDF version in association with the British Council Viet Nam Date updated: 10 March 2005 The website is powered by a Content Management System developed by Visiting Arts and UK software company Librios Ltd http://www.librios.com

73. Powell's Books - Culture Shock! Laos (Culture Shock! Country Guides) By Stephen Includes bibliographical references (p. 204206) and index http://www.powells.com/biblio?isbn=1558683011

74. Powell's Books - Culture Shock! Laos (Culture Shock! Country Guides) By Stephen Includes bibliographical references (p. 204206) and index http://www.powells.com/biblio?show=TRADE PAPER:NEW:1558683011:13.95;show_locs=ye

75. Laos: UNESCO Culture Sector Responding to the appeal made by the Lao Government for international assistance, Duration 19961997 Host agency Ministry of Information and culture http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=4773&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTI

var static_ko="4773"; var static_section="201"; var static_langue="en"; World Heritage In Asia - Pacific Afghanistan Bangladesh ... Special Focus UNESCO Cultural Activities Worldwide Archives In Focus News Events Just Published Newsletter Home Sitemap Print Send ... Subscribe Laos Wat Phu Gopura © M Nishimura The Wat Phu site is mainly composed of: Wat Phu temple complex, one of the most important Hindu sanctuaries of the Khmer Empire period (ninth to thirteenth centuries AD), surrounding associated temple monuments, and the archaeological remains of an associated extensive ancient city (third to thirteenth centuries AD). Responding to the appeal made by the Lao Government for international assistance, the project under the UNESCO/Japan Trust Fund aimed at assisting the national authorities in cultural resource management through the preparation of a comprehensive " Zoning and Environmental Management Plan" for the preservation of the Wat Phu site. The main activities carried out under the project were: Establishment of an Inter-Ministerial Co-ordinating Committee (NIMCC) ;

76. Laos: UNESCO Culture Sector laos Wat Phu Read more culture Sector. Division of Cultural Heritage Mission Programme Who´s who? Networks and Partners Prizes Celebrations http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=4773&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTI

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77. Laos Daily laos Daily provides latest World News on Laotian Current Events From WN Network laos News laos News laos economy, politics, culture, society. http://www.laosdaily.com/

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79. Destination Lao - A Virtual Travel Southeast Asia: Laos This page aims to give you a broad overview of Lao art, culture, people, environment Arts culture Library of laos Provides information on Lao culture. http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/laos.htm

Advertise here One World - Nations Online the countries of the world Home Continents Asia Laos Destination Laos, a virtual travel guide to "Lan Xang, the Land of A Million Elephants". This page aims to give you a broad overview of Lao art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, economy and government. Beside a country profile with facts and figures, the page contains links to sources which provide you with all the information you need to know about this Southeast Asian nation, e.g.: official web sites of Laos, addresses of Lao and foreign embassies, domestic airlines, city- and country guides with extensive travel and tourism information on accomodation, tourist attractions, events and more like weather information, maps, statistics and local newspapers from Laos. That Luang Temple - the National Symbol of Laos Official Sites Map News Culture ... Additional Links Laos Country Profile Flag of Lao People's Democratic Republic Royal Laos National Flag until 1975 Official Name: Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao short form: Lao int'l long form: Lao People's Democratic Republic abreviation: Lao PDR int'l short form: Lao(s) ISO Country Code ls Time: Local Time = UTC Actual Time: Fri-Sept-23 14:44 Capital City: Vientiane (pop. 640 000)

80. Laos News.Net One of the most comprehensive laos and South East Asian news sites on the web . LaotianAmericans and live We have no land for the Lao culture http://laosnews.net/

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