Hmong Romeo and Juliet

The Plain of Jars

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July 9th 2006
First a bit of history... Xieng Khouang Province lies East of Luang Phabang towards Vietnam. It's a pretty isolated place, whose population is mostly made up of minority ethnic groups such as Hmong, rather than Lao. Apart from some noteworthy and fascinatingly mysterious archaeology (see later) there wouldn't be much reason to know of the place were it not for a shocking historical fact. Xieng ... read more

Asia » Laos » East » Phonsavan

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more