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Muang Sing
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Two weeks in Northern Laos, July 2006

· Page 1 Huay Xai - The Mekong - Luang Prabang
· Page 2 
Luang Prabang: Temples       Page 3 Luang Nam Tha - Map - Notes - Links
· Page 4 An Akha Village                                                 Page 5 Muang Sing - Huay Xai

 



Muang Sing



 

At the Muang Sing market people from Akha, Hmong, Yao, Lue, Tai Dam and Tai Neua villages come to sell their fruits, vegetables, meats and crafts in the morning.
 


 


 


 


The  bamboo shoots are big here
 

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The market is at its busiest early in the morning, but in the afternoon there is time to take a nap

 



Villages

A traditional house on stilts in Muang Sing, probably of the Thai Lu tribe

 


A Hmong village

 


The women have gathered for a wedding celebration

 

 
 
 


The married couple and guests

 


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An Akha village

     


The Mekong
Xieng Kok to Huay Xai



Going down the Mekong in a speedboat
 

In Xieng Kok you can rent a speedboat down the Mekong back to Huay Xai, where I started my trip in Laos.
 

 

Left:
The river port in Xieng Kok.
Chinese barges from Yunnan call at Xieng Kok.
It is Myanmar/Burma on the right-hand side of the river.

Right:
A petrol station attendant
on the Mekong
 

 

· Page 1 Huay Xai - The Mekong - Luang Prabang
· Page 2 
Luang Prabang: Temples       Page 3 Luang Nam Tha - Map - Notes - Links
· Page 4 An Akha Village                                                 Page 5 Muang Sing - Huay Xai

 

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