As of October, Vang Vieng has welcomed over 900,000 tourists, exceeding its target of 800,000. This includes more than 400,000 foreign visitors, according to Vang Vieng district Governor Bounchan Malavong, who spoke on TV with the Lao National Radio (LNR) on 21 October.
Bounchan noted that Vang Vieng's tourism has...
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“We take bamboo and we take trees and we turn them into traditional music.”
– Neng Chue Vang, Hmong instrument maker and musician
Wind instruments form...
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