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title="Thailand">Thailand</a> to the west and southwest. </p><p>It traces its historic and cultural identity to the kingdom of <a href="/wiki/Lan_Xang" title="Lan Xang">Lan Xang Hom Khao</a> (Kingdom of a Million Elephants Under the White Parasol), which existed for four centuries as one of the largest kingdoms in <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast Asia</a>. Due to Lan Xang's central geographical location in Southeast Asia, the kingdom was able to become a popular hub for overland trade, becoming wealthy economically as well as culturally. After a period of internal conflict, Lan Xang broke off into three separate kingdoms — <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Luang_Phrabang" title="Kingdom of Luang Phrabang">Luang Phrabang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Vientiane" title="Kingdom of Vientiane">Vientiane</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Champasak" title="Kingdom of Champasak">Champasak</a>. In 1893, it became a <a href="/wiki/French_colonial_empire" title="French colonial empire">French protectorate</a>, with the three territories uniting to form what is now known as the country of Laos. It briefly gained freedom in 1945 after <a href="/wiki/History_of_Laos_to_1945#Japanese_occupation_of_Laos" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Laos to 1945">Japanese occupation</a>, but was recolonised by France until it won autonomy in 1949. Laos became independent in 1953 under King <a href="/wiki/Sisavang_Vong" title="Sisavang Vong">Sisavang Vong</a>. </p><p>The capital city is <a href="/wiki/Vientiane" title="Vientiane">Vientiane</a>. Other large cities include <a href="/wiki/Luang_Prabang" title="Luang Prabang">Luang Prabang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Savannakhet" title="Savannakhet">Savannakhet</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pakse" title="Pakse">Pakse</a>. The official language is <a href="/wiki/Lao_language" title="Lao language">Lao</a>. Laos is a multi-ethnic country with the politically and culturally dominant <a href="/wiki/Lao_people" title="Lao people">Lao people</a> making up approximately 60 percent of the population, mostly in the lowlands. <a href="/wiki/Mon-Khmer_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Mon-Khmer languages">Mon-Khmer</a> groups, the <a href="/wiki/Hmong_people" title="Hmong people">Hmong</a>, and other indigenous hill tribes, accounting for 40 percent of the population, live in the foothills and mountains. </p><p>Laos' ambitious strategies for development are based on generating electricity from its rivers and selling the power to its neighbors, namely <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>, <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a>, as well as its initiative to become a 'land-linked' nation, shown by the <a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Laos#Railways" title="Transport in Laos">planning of four new railways connecting Laos to those same countries</a>. 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From 4 July 1964 until March 1973, battalions of Thai volunteers fought Communist <a href="/wiki/Pathet_Lao" title="Pathet Lao">Pathet Lao</a> insurgents on the <a href="/wiki/Plain_of_Jars" title="Plain of Jars">Plain of Jars</a> in <a href="/wiki/Military_Regions_of_Laos" title="Military Regions of Laos">Military Region 2</a>. As the Hmong <i>L'Armée Clandestine</i> was sapped by ongoing casualties and a limited basis for replacements, Unity battalions replaced them. </p><p>By December 1970, Unity battalions also began defensive operations against <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Army_of_Vietnam" title="People's Army of Vietnam">People's Army of Vietnam</a> (PAVN) units pushing westward from the <a href="/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh_trail" title="Ho Chi Minh trail">Ho Chi Minh trail</a> in the southern Lao panhandle. By the time the Communists defeated the Royalists in February 1973, about 18,000 Thai volunteers were serving in Laos. 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.randomSlideshow-container .nomobile+ul label{display:none!important}</style><div class="randomSlideshow-container" style="max-width:100%; margin:-4em auto;"><div class="nomobile"></div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-slideshow switcher-container"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Luang_Prabang_Monks_Alm_Dawn_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 1Monks gathering morning alms (from Culture of Laos)"><img alt="Image 1Monks gathering morning alms (from Culture of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Luang_Prabang_Monks_Alm_Dawn_01.jpg/120px-Luang_Prabang_Monks_Alm_Dawn_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Luang_Prabang_Monks_Alm_Dawn_01.jpg/180px-Luang_Prabang_Monks_Alm_Dawn_01.jpg 1.5x, 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(from Culture of Laos)"><img alt="Image 2Luang Prabang, Wat Mai, gilded wood bas relief scenes from the Prince Vessantara Jataka. (from Culture of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/LuangPrabang_VatMay2_tango7174.jpg/120px-LuangPrabang_VatMay2_tango7174.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/LuangPrabang_VatMay2_tango7174.jpg/250px-LuangPrabang_VatMay2_tango7174.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 2</span></span><a href="/wiki/Luang_Prabang" title="Luang Prabang">Luang Prabang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wat_Mai" class="mw-redirect" title="Wat Mai">Wat Mai</a>, gilded wood bas relief scenes from the <i>Prince Vessantara Jataka</i>. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Laos" title="Culture of Laos">Culture of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_cultural_zone.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 3Historic Indosphere cultural influence zone of Greater India for transmission of elements of Indian elements such as the honorific titles, naming of people, naming of places, mottos of organisations and educational institutes and adoption of Hinduism, Buddhism, Indian architecture, martial arts, Indian music and dance, traditional Indian clothing, and Indian cuisine, a process which has been aided by the historic expansion of Indian diaspora. (from History of Laos)"><img alt="Image 3Historic Indosphere cultural influence zone of Greater India for transmission of elements of Indian elements such as the honorific titles, naming of people, naming of places, mottos of organisations and educational institutes and adoption of Hinduism, Buddhism, Indian architecture, martial arts, Indian music and dance, traditional Indian clothing, and Indian cuisine, a process which has been aided by the historic expansion of Indian diaspora. (from History of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Indian_cultural_zone.svg/120px-Indian_cultural_zone.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Indian_cultural_zone.svg/250px-Indian_cultural_zone.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="940" data-file-height="423" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 3</span></span>Historic <a href="/wiki/Indosphere" title="Indosphere">Indosphere</a> cultural influence zone of <a href="/wiki/Greater_India" title="Greater India">Greater India</a> for transmission of elements of Indian elements such as the <a href="/wiki/Indian_honorifics" title="Indian honorifics">honorific titles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_name#Global_Indian_influence_in_names" title="Indian name">naming of people</a>, <a href="/wiki/Place_names_in_India#Global_Indian_influence_in_place_name" title="Place names in India">naming of places</a>, mottos of organisations and educational institutes and adoption of <a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hindu_temple_architecture#Southeast_Asia_as_part_of_Greater_India" title="Hindu temple architecture">Indian architecture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_martial_arts#Influence" title="Indian martial arts">martial arts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Music_of_India#Globalization_of_Indian_music" title="Music of India">Indian music and dance</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clothing_in_India" title="Clothing in India">traditional Indian clothing</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Indian_cuisine#Outside_India" title="Indian cuisine">Indian cuisine</a>, a process which has been aided by the historic expansion of <a href="/wiki/Indian_diaspora" title="Indian diaspora">Indian diaspora</a>. (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_Laos" title="History of Laos">History of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Traditional_dance_during_Baci_ceremeony_in_Lao.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 4Lao Loum girls dancing in traditional sinh (from Culture of Laos)"><img alt="Image 4Lao Loum girls dancing in traditional sinh (from Culture of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Traditional_dance_during_Baci_ceremeony_in_Lao.jpg/120px-Traditional_dance_during_Baci_ceremeony_in_Lao.jpg" decoding="async" width="74" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Traditional_dance_during_Baci_ceremeony_in_Lao.jpg/250px-Traditional_dance_during_Baci_ceremeony_in_Lao.jpg 2x" data-file-width="735" data-file-height="1191" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 4</span></span>Lao Loum girls dancing in traditional <i>sinh</i> (from <b><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Laos" title="Culture of Laos">Culture of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lao_morlam_musiciens.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 5Mor lam performance-the men are playing the khene and wearing pha sarong (from Culture of Laos)"><img alt="Image 5Mor lam performance-the men are playing the khene and wearing pha sarong (from Culture of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Lao_morlam_musiciens.jpg/119px-Lao_morlam_musiciens.jpg" decoding="async" width="119" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Lao_morlam_musiciens.jpg/178px-Lao_morlam_musiciens.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Lao_morlam_musiciens.jpg/237px-Lao_morlam_musiciens.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1012" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 5</span></span><a href="/wiki/Mor_lam" title="Mor lam">Mor lam</a> performance-the men are playing the <i><a href="/wiki/Khene" title="Khene">khene</a></i> and wearing <i>pha sarong</i> (from <b><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Laos" title="Culture of Laos">Culture of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LaoFood_StickyRicePapayaSalad.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 6Sticky rice and papaya salad (from Culture of Laos)"><img alt="Image 6Sticky rice and papaya salad (from Culture of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/LaoFood_StickyRicePapayaSalad.JPG/120px-LaoFood_StickyRicePapayaSalad.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/LaoFood_StickyRicePapayaSalad.JPG/250px-LaoFood_StickyRicePapayaSalad.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 6</span></span>Sticky rice and papaya salad (from <b><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Laos" title="Culture of Laos">Culture of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Market_in_Luang_Prabangpre_1900.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 7Market in Luang Prabang, c. 1900 CE"><img alt="(from History of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Market_in_Luang_Prabangpre_1900.png/120px-Market_in_Luang_Prabangpre_1900.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Market_in_Luang_Prabangpre_1900.png/250px-Market_in_Luang_Prabangpre_1900.png 1.5x" data-file-width="419" data-file-height="353" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 7</span></span>Market in Luang Prabang, c. 1900 CE</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tai_Migration.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 8Map showing linguistic family tree overlaid on a geographic distribution map of Tai-Kadai family. This map only shows general pattern of the migration of Tai-speaking tribes, not specific routes, which would have snaked along the rivers and over the lower passes. (from History of Laos)"><img alt="Image 8Map showing linguistic family tree overlaid on a geographic distribution map of Tai-Kadai family. This map only shows general pattern of the migration of Tai-speaking tribes, not specific routes, which would have snaked along the rivers and over the lower passes. (from History of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Tai_Migration.svg/120px-Tai_Migration.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Tai_Migration.svg/250px-Tai_Migration.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="4004" data-file-height="2538" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 8</span></span>Map showing linguistic family tree overlaid on a geographic distribution map of Tai-Kadai family. This map only shows general pattern of the migration of Tai-speaking tribes, not specific routes, which would have snaked along the rivers and over the lower passes. (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_Laos" title="History of Laos">History of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lao_New_Year,_dancers.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 9Actors wearing Khon Masks (from Culture of Laos)"><img alt="Image 9Actors wearing Khon Masks (from Culture of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Lao_New_Year%2C_dancers.jpg/120px-Lao_New_Year%2C_dancers.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Lao_New_Year%2C_dancers.jpg/180px-Lao_New_Year%2C_dancers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Lao_New_Year%2C_dancers.jpg/240px-Lao_New_Year%2C_dancers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 9</span></span>Actors wearing <i>Khon</i> Masks (from <b><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Laos" title="Culture of Laos">Culture of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Champasak,_Laos,_Wat_Poo_31.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 10Ornate lintel Wat Phu, Champasak (from Culture of Laos)"><img alt="Image 10Ornate lintel Wat Phu, Champasak (from Culture of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Champasak%2C_Laos%2C_Wat_Poo_31.JPG/120px-Champasak%2C_Laos%2C_Wat_Poo_31.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Champasak%2C_Laos%2C_Wat_Poo_31.JPG/250px-Champasak%2C_Laos%2C_Wat_Poo_31.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="1667" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 10</span></span>Ornate lintel <a href="/wiki/Wat_Phu" class="mw-redirect" title="Wat Phu">Wat Phu</a>, Champasak (from <b><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Laos" title="Culture of Laos">Culture of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Plain_of_Jars-Site_1-The_biggest_jar.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 11Plain of Jars, Xiangkhouang (from History of Laos)"><img alt="Image 11Plain of Jars, Xiangkhouang (from History of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Plain_of_Jars-Site_1-The_biggest_jar.JPG/120px-Plain_of_Jars-Site_1-The_biggest_jar.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Plain_of_Jars-Site_1-The_biggest_jar.JPG/180px-Plain_of_Jars-Site_1-The_biggest_jar.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Plain_of_Jars-Site_1-The_biggest_jar.JPG/240px-Plain_of_Jars-Site_1-The_biggest_jar.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 11</span></span><a href="/wiki/Plain_of_Jars" title="Plain of Jars">Plain of Jars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xiangkhouang_Plateau" class="mw-redirect" title="Xiangkhouang Plateau">Xiangkhouang</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_Laos" title="History of Laos">History of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Soldier_Black-Flag.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 12A soldier of the Black Flag Army, 1885 (from History of Laos)"><img alt="Image 12A soldier of the Black Flag Army, 1885 (from History of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Soldier_Black-Flag.jpg/84px-Soldier_Black-Flag.jpg" decoding="async" width="84" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Soldier_Black-Flag.jpg/126px-Soldier_Black-Flag.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Soldier_Black-Flag.jpg/168px-Soldier_Black-Flag.jpg 2x" data-file-width="490" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 12</span></span>A soldier of the Black Flag Army, 1885 (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_Laos" title="History of Laos">History of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ruins_in_Vientiane,_depicted_by_Louis_Delaporte_(c.1867).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 13Ruins in Vientiane, depicted by Louis Delaporte during the Mekong Expedition led by Francis Garnier (c. 1867) (from History of Laos)"><img alt="Image 13Ruins in Vientiane, depicted by Louis Delaporte during the Mekong Expedition led by Francis Garnier (c. 1867) (from History of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1a/Ruins_in_Vientiane%2C_depicted_by_Louis_Delaporte_%28c.1867%29.jpg/120px-Ruins_in_Vientiane%2C_depicted_by_Louis_Delaporte_%28c.1867%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1a/Ruins_in_Vientiane%2C_depicted_by_Louis_Delaporte_%28c.1867%29.jpg/250px-Ruins_in_Vientiane%2C_depicted_by_Louis_Delaporte_%28c.1867%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="651" data-file-height="435" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 13</span></span>Ruins in Vientiane, depicted by Louis Delaporte during the Mekong Expedition led by Francis Garnier (c. 1867) (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_Laos" title="History of Laos">History of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kra-Tai-Migration1.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 14Kra-Dai (Tai-Kadai) migration route according to James R. Chamberlain (2016). (from History of Laos)"><img alt="Image 14Kra-Dai (Tai-Kadai) migration route according to James R. Chamberlain (2016). (from History of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Kra-Tai-Migration1.png/120px-Kra-Tai-Migration1.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Kra-Tai-Migration1.png/250px-Kra-Tai-Migration1.png 1.5x" data-file-width="3507" data-file-height="2480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 14</span></span>Kra-Dai (Tai-Kadai) migration route according to James R. Chamberlain (2016). (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_Laos" title="History of Laos">History of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wood_carving,_Laos.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 15Monk woodworking temple details (from Culture of Laos)"><img alt="Image 15Monk woodworking temple details (from Culture of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Wood_carving%2C_Laos.jpg/120px-Wood_carving%2C_Laos.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Wood_carving%2C_Laos.jpg/250px-Wood_carving%2C_Laos.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="1280" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 15</span></span>Monk woodworking temple details (from <b><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Laos" title="Culture of Laos">Culture of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Buddha_Statues_-_Wat_Xieng_Thong_-_Luang_Prabang_-_Laos.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 16Sculpted wood Buddhas posed "calling for rain" (from Culture of Laos)"><img alt="Image 16Sculpted wood Buddhas posed "calling for rain" (from Culture of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Buddha_Statues_-_Wat_Xieng_Thong_-_Luang_Prabang_-_Laos.JPG/120px-Buddha_Statues_-_Wat_Xieng_Thong_-_Luang_Prabang_-_Laos.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Buddha_Statues_-_Wat_Xieng_Thong_-_Luang_Prabang_-_Laos.JPG/250px-Buddha_Statues_-_Wat_Xieng_Thong_-_Luang_Prabang_-_Laos.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 16</span></span>Sculpted wood Buddhas posed "calling for rain" (from <b><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Laos" title="Culture of Laos">Culture of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Golden_Pi_Ban_at_Wat_Kham_Chanot.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 17Traditional spirit house (from Culture of Laos)"><img alt="Image 17Traditional spirit house (from Culture of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Golden_Pi_Ban_at_Wat_Kham_Chanot.JPG/120px-Golden_Pi_Ban_at_Wat_Kham_Chanot.JPG" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Golden_Pi_Ban_at_Wat_Kham_Chanot.JPG/250px-Golden_Pi_Ban_at_Wat_Kham_Chanot.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 17</span></span>Traditional spirit house (from <b><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Laos" title="Culture of Laos">Culture of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Southeast_Asian_history_-_Around_1540.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 18Lan Xang's zone of influence and neighbours, c. 1540 (from History of Laos)"><img alt="Image 18Lan Xang's zone of influence and neighbours, c. 1540 (from History of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Southeast_Asian_history_-_Around_1540.png/120px-Southeast_Asian_history_-_Around_1540.png" decoding="async" width="76" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Southeast_Asian_history_-_Around_1540.png/250px-Southeast_Asian_history_-_Around_1540.png 2x" data-file-width="755" data-file-height="1189" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 18</span></span>Lan Xang's zone of influence and neighbours, c. 1540 (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_Laos" title="History of Laos">History of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:TPL1_Human_fossil_remains.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 19Ancient human fossil remains from Tam Pa Ling cave (from History of Laos)"><img alt="Image 19Ancient human fossil remains from Tam Pa Ling cave (from History of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/TPL1_Human_fossil_remains.jpg/120px-TPL1_Human_fossil_remains.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/TPL1_Human_fossil_remains.jpg/250px-TPL1_Human_fossil_remains.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="4200" data-file-height="2792" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 19</span></span>Ancient human fossil remains from Tam Pa Ling cave (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_Laos" title="History of Laos">History of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lower_Terrace_Wat_Phu_0509.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 20Lower terrace of the Wat Phu mountain complex, Champasak"><img alt="(from History of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Lower_Terrace_Wat_Phu_0509.jpg/120px-Lower_Terrace_Wat_Phu_0509.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Lower_Terrace_Wat_Phu_0509.jpg/180px-Lower_Terrace_Wat_Phu_0509.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Lower_Terrace_Wat_Phu_0509.jpg/240px-Lower_Terrace_Wat_Phu_0509.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 20</span></span>Lower terrace of the <a href="/wiki/Wat_Phu" class="mw-redirect" title="Wat Phu">Wat Phu</a> mountain complex, <a href="/wiki/Champasak_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Champasak Province">Champasak</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AJMPavie.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 21Auguste Pavie, First Governor-General of the French Protectorate of Laos"><img alt="(from History of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/AJMPavie.jpg/120px-AJMPavie.jpg" decoding="async" width="96" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/AJMPavie.jpg/144px-AJMPavie.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/AJMPavie.jpg/192px-AJMPavie.jpg 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="250" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 21</span></span><a href="/wiki/Auguste_Pavie" title="Auguste Pavie">Auguste Pavie</a>, First Governor-General of the <a href="/wiki/French_Protectorate_of_Laos" class="mw-redirect" title="French Protectorate of Laos">French Protectorate of Laos</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Laos_-_Division_territ%C3%B2riala_v%C3%A8rs_1750_(vuege).png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 22Southeast Asia in the 18th century showing the kingdoms of Vientiane, Luang Prabang, Champasak and the principality of Phuan (Xieng Khuang) (from History of Laos)"><img alt="Image 22Southeast Asia in the 18th century showing the kingdoms of Vientiane, Luang Prabang, Champasak and the principality of Phuan (Xieng Khuang) (from History of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Laos_-_Division_territ%C3%B2riala_v%C3%A8rs_1750_%28vuege%29.png/120px-Laos_-_Division_territ%C3%B2riala_v%C3%A8rs_1750_%28vuege%29.png" decoding="async" width="94" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Laos_-_Division_territ%C3%B2riala_v%C3%A8rs_1750_%28vuege%29.png/250px-Laos_-_Division_territ%C3%B2riala_v%C3%A8rs_1750_%28vuege%29.png 1.5x" data-file-width="840" data-file-height="1076" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 22</span></span>Southeast Asia in the 18th century showing the kingdoms of Vientiane, Luang Prabang, Champasak and the principality of Phuan (Xieng Khuang) (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_Laos" title="History of Laos">History of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emerald_Buddha.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 23Emerald Buddha (from History of Laos)"><img alt="Image 23Emerald Buddha (from History of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Emerald_Buddha.jpg/120px-Emerald_Buddha.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Emerald_Buddha.jpg/250px-Emerald_Buddha.jpg 2x" data-file-width="852" data-file-height="1280" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 23</span></span><a href="/wiki/Emerald_Buddha" title="Emerald Buddha">Emerald Buddha</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_Laos" title="History of Laos">History of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Laos_reciting_a_love_story_accompanied_by_the_clapping_of_the_hands_of_the_rest_and_the_sound_of_the_Laospipe.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 24Traditional mor lam (from Culture of Laos)"><img alt="Image 24Traditional mor lam (from Culture of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Laos_reciting_a_love_story_accompanied_by_the_clapping_of_the_hands_of_the_rest_and_the_sound_of_the_Laospipe.gif/120px-Laos_reciting_a_love_story_accompanied_by_the_clapping_of_the_hands_of_the_rest_and_the_sound_of_the_Laospipe.gif" decoding="async" width="120" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Laos_reciting_a_love_story_accompanied_by_the_clapping_of_the_hands_of_the_rest_and_the_sound_of_the_Laospipe.gif/250px-Laos_reciting_a_love_story_accompanied_by_the_clapping_of_the_hands_of_the_rest_and_the_sound_of_the_Laospipe.gif 1.5x" data-file-width="1355" data-file-height="1057" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 24</span></span>Traditional <i><a href="/wiki/Mor_lam" title="Mor lam">mor lam</a></i> (from <b><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Laos" title="Culture of Laos">Culture of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Southeast_Asian_history_-_13th_century.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 25The mainland of Southeast Asia at the end of the 13th century (from History of Laos)"><img alt="Image 25The mainland of Southeast Asia at the end of the 13th century (from History of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Southeast_Asian_history_-_13th_century.png/120px-Southeast_Asian_history_-_13th_century.png" decoding="async" width="79" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Southeast_Asian_history_-_13th_century.png/250px-Southeast_Asian_history_-_13th_century.png 2x" data-file-width="753" data-file-height="1147" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 25</span></span>The mainland of Southeast Asia at the end of the 13th century (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_Laos" title="History of Laos">History of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vat_May5.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 26Bronze Buddha sculptures, Wat Mai, Luang Prabang (from Culture of Laos)"><img alt="Image 26Bronze Buddha sculptures, Wat Mai, Luang Prabang (from Culture of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Vat_May5.JPG/120px-Vat_May5.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Vat_May5.JPG/180px-Vat_May5.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Vat_May5.JPG/240px-Vat_May5.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2896" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 26</span></span>Bronze Buddha sculptures, Wat Mai, Luang Prabang (from <b><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Laos" title="Culture of Laos">Culture of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Laowomenwearingsinh.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 27Women in traditional Luang Prabang sinh (from Culture of Laos)"><img alt="Image 27Women in traditional Luang Prabang sinh (from Culture of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Laowomenwearingsinh.jpg/120px-Laowomenwearingsinh.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Laowomenwearingsinh.jpg/250px-Laowomenwearingsinh.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="679" data-file-height="491" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 27</span></span>Women in traditional <a href="/wiki/Luang_Prabang" title="Luang Prabang">Luang Prabang</a> <i>sinh</i> (from <b><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Laos" title="Culture of Laos">Culture of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Akha_laos_11_03d.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 28Akha girl in traditional dress (from Culture of Laos)"><img alt="Image 28Akha girl in traditional dress (from Culture of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Akha_laos_11_03d.jpg/120px-Akha_laos_11_03d.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Akha_laos_11_03d.jpg/180px-Akha_laos_11_03d.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Akha_laos_11_03d.jpg/240px-Akha_laos_11_03d.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 28</span></span>Akha girl in traditional dress (from <b><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Laos" title="Culture of Laos">Culture of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sueapat.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 29Lao princess wearing gold embroidery (from Culture of Laos)"><img alt="Image 29Lao princess wearing gold embroidery (from Culture of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Sueapat.jpg/120px-Sueapat.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Sueapat.jpg/250px-Sueapat.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 29</span></span>Lao princess wearing gold embroidery (from <b><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Laos" title="Culture of Laos">Culture of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Laos_-_Luang_Prabang_100_-_evening_prayer_at_Wat_Xieng_Thong_(6582764551).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 30Monks gathered at evening prayer (from Culture of Laos)"><img alt="Image 30Monks gathered at evening prayer (from Culture of Laos)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Laos_-_Luang_Prabang_100_-_evening_prayer_at_Wat_Xieng_Thong_%286582764551%29.jpg/120px-Laos_-_Luang_Prabang_100_-_evening_prayer_at_Wat_Xieng_Thong_%286582764551%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Laos_-_Luang_Prabang_100_-_evening_prayer_at_Wat_Xieng_Thong_%286582764551%29.jpg/250px-Laos_-_Luang_Prabang_100_-_evening_prayer_at_Wat_Xieng_Thong_%286582764551%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="2376" data-file-height="1584" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 30</span></span>Monks gathered at evening prayer (from <b><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Laos" title="Culture of Laos">Culture of Laos</a></b>)</div> </li> </ul></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div></div> <div class="box-header-title-container flex-columns-noflex" 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title="Portal:Buddhism">Buddhism</a></li></ul></div> <hr /> <p><b>Southeast Asia</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1130092004" /><div class="portal-bar noprint metadata noviewer portal-bar-unbordered portal-bar-related" role="navigation" aria-label="Portals"><ul class="portal-bar-content portal-bar-content-related"><li class="portal-bar-item"><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Cambodia.svg/28px-Flag_of_Cambodia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Cambodia.svg/42px-Flag_of_Cambodia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Cambodia.svg/56px-Flag_of_Cambodia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Cambodia" title="Portal:Cambodia">Cambodia</a></li><li class="portal-bar-item"><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_East_Timor.svg/28px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_East_Timor.svg/42px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_East_Timor.svg/56px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:East_Timor" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:East Timor">East Timor</a></li><li class="portal-bar-item"><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/28px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/42px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/56px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Indonesia" title="Portal:Indonesia">Indonesia</a></li><li class="portal-bar-item"><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/28px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/42px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/56px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Malaysia" title="Portal:Malaysia">Malaysia</a></li><li class="portal-bar-item"><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/28px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/42px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/56px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Myanmar" title="Portal:Myanmar">Myanmar</a></li><li class="portal-bar-item"><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/40px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Philippines" title="Portal:Philippines">Philippines</a></li><li class="portal-bar-item"><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/28px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/42px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/56px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Singapore" title="Portal:Singapore">Singapore</a></li><li class="portal-bar-item"><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/28px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/42px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/56px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Thailand" title="Portal:Thailand">Thailand</a></li><li class="portal-bar-item"><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/28px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/42px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/56px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Vietnam" title="Portal:Vietnam">Vietnam</a></li></ul></div> <hr /> <p><b>Other Countries</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1130092004" /><div class="portal-bar noprint metadata noviewer portal-bar-unbordered portal-bar-related" role="navigation" aria-label="Portals"><ul class="portal-bar-content portal-bar-content-related"><li class="portal-bar-item"><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/28px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/42px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/56px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:China" title="Portal:China">China</a></li><li class="portal-bar-item"><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/28px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/42px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/56px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Hong_Kong" title="Portal:Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a></li><li class="portal-bar-item"><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/28px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/42px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/56px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:India" title="Portal:India">India</a></li><li class="portal-bar-item"><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/40px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/60px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Japan" title="Portal:Japan">Japan</a></li><li class="portal-bar-item"><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/40px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/60px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:North_Korea" title="Portal:North Korea">North Korea</a></li><li class="portal-bar-item"><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/40px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/60px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:South_Korea" title="Portal:South Korea">South Korea</a></li></ul></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div></div></div><div class="flex-columns-column"><div class="box-header-title-container flex-columns-noflex" style="clear:both;color:white;margin-bottom:0px;border:solid red;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;font-size:100%;background:#0B0B61;font-family:sans-serif;padding:.1em;border-width:1px 1px 0;padding-top:.1em;padding-left:.1em;padding-right:.1em;padding-bottom:.1em;moz-border-radius:0;webkit-border-radius:0;border-radius:0"><div class="plainlinks noprint" style="float:right;margin-bottom:.1em;color:white;font-size:80%"></div><h2 id="Selected_biography_-_show_another" style="font-weight:bold;padding:0;margin:0;color:white;font-family:sans-serif;border:none;font-size:100%;padding-bottom:.1em">Selected biography - <span class="noprint plainlinks purgelink"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal:Laos&action=purge"><span title="Purge this page"><small><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494" /><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><i>show another</i></span></small></span></a></span></h2></div><div style="color:black;opacity:1;border:1px solid red;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:left;padding:1em;background:#f9f9ff;margin:0 0 10px;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:.3em;border-radius:0"> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alexandra_Bounxouei_-_2018_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Alexandra_Bounxouei_-_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Alexandra_Bounxouei_-_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="305" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Alexandra_Bounxouei_-_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Alexandra_Bounxouei_-_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Alexandra_Bounxouei_-_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Alexandra_Bounxouei_-_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1664" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Alexandra_Bounxouei" title="Alexandra Bounxouei">Alexandra Bounxouei</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Lao_language" title="Lao language">Lao</a>: <span lang="lo">ອເລັກຊານດຣ້າ ບຸນຊ່ວຍ</span>, <a href="/wiki/Thai_language" title="Thai language">Thai</a>: <span lang="th">อเล็กซานดร้า บุญช่วย</span>; born 28 May 1987) is a Laotian–Bulgarian singer, actress and model who is popular in <a href="/wiki/Laos" title="Laos">Laos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a> and the south-east Asia countries. She is the first <a href="/wiki/UNDP" class="mw-redirect" title="UNDP">UNDP</a>'s Goodwill Ambassador for Lao PDR since 2013. (<b><a href="/wiki/Alexandra_Bounxouei" title="Alexandra Bounxouei">Full article...</a></b>)<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1256386598" /> </p> <div style="margin-left:0"> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-archivedtalk mw-collapsed" style="color:inherit; background: transparent; text-align: left; border: 1px solid Silver; margin: 0.2em auto auto; width:100%; clear: both; padding: 1px;"> <tbody><tr> <th class="cot-header-other" style="background:fff; font-size:87%; padding:0.2em 0.3em; text-align:center; color:#202122"><div style="font-size:115%;margin:0 4em"><span style="font-size:85%;">List of selected biographies</span></div> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; border: solid 1px Silver; padding: 0.6em; background: var(--background-color-base, #fff);"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Photisarath" title="Photisarath">Photisarath</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Anouvong" title="Anouvong">Anouvong</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Setthathirath" title="Setthathirath">Setthathirath</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Sourigna_Vongsa" title="Sourigna Vongsa">Sourigna Vongsa</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Phetsarath_Ratanavongsa" title="Phetsarath Ratanavongsa">Phetsarath Ratanavongsa</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Souvanna_Phouma" title="Souvanna Phouma">Souvanna Phouma</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Fa_Ngum" title="Fa Ngum">Fa Ngum</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Nang_Keo_Phimpha" title="Nang Keo Phimpha">Nang Keo Phimpha</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Sisavang_Vong" title="Sisavang Vong">Sisavang Vong</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Sombath_Somphone" title="Sombath Somphone">Sombath Somphone</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Sourith_Don_Sasorith" title="Sourith Don Sasorith">Sourith Don Sasorith</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Kouprasith_Abhay" title="Kouprasith Abhay">Kouprasith Abhay</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Sourith_Don_Sasorith" title="Sourith Don Sasorith">Sourith Don Sasorith</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Phoumi_Nosavan" title="Phoumi Nosavan">Phoumi Nosavan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Deuane_Sunnalath" title="Deuane Sunnalath">Deuane Sunnalath</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Kham_Ouane_Boupha" title="Kham Ouane Boupha">Kham Ouane Boupha</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Channapha_Khamvongsa" title="Channapha Khamvongsa">Channapha Khamvongsa</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Douangdeuane_Bounyavong" title="Douangdeuane Bounyavong">Douangdeuane Bounyavong</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Daoviang_Butnakho" title="Daoviang Butnakho">Daoviang Butnakho</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Nakhon_Noi" title="Nakhon Noi">Nakhon Noi</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Souvanna_Phouma" title="Souvanna Phouma">Souvanna Phouma</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Sisavang_Vatthana" title="Sisavang Vatthana">Sisavang Vatthana</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Souphanouvong" title="Souphanouvong">Souphanouvong</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div></div> <div class="box-header-title-container flex-columns-noflex" style="clear:both;color:white;margin-bottom:0px;border:solid red;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;font-size:100%;background:#0B0B61;font-family:sans-serif;padding:.1em;border-width:1px 1px 0;padding-top:.1em;padding-left:.1em;padding-right:.1em;padding-bottom:.1em;moz-border-radius:0;webkit-border-radius:0;border-radius:0"><div class="plainlinks noprint" style="float:right;margin-bottom:.1em;color:white;font-size:80%"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal%3ALaos%2FSelected_picture%2F8&action=edit"><span style="color:white">edit</span></a> </div><h2 id="Selected_picture" style="font-weight:bold;padding:0;margin:0;color:white;font-family:sans-serif;border:none;font-size:100%;padding-bottom:.1em">Selected picture</h2></div><div style="color:black;opacity:1;border:1px solid red;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:left;padding:1em;background:#f9f9ff;margin:0 0 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href="/wiki/William_Young_(CIA_officer)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Young (CIA officer)">William Young (CIA officer)</a> - 15 September 2014</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Bacon_(CIA_officer)" title="George Bacon (CIA officer)">George Bacon (CIA officer)</a> - 11 November 2014</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_William_Lair" title="James William Lair">James William Lair</a> - 11 November 2014</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Triangle" title="Operation Triangle">Operation Triangle</a> - 19 November 2014</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Lak_Sao" title="Battle of Lak Sao">Battle of Lak Sao</a> - 29 November 2014</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Luang_Namtha" title="Battle of Luang Namtha">Battle of Luang Namtha</a> - 30 November 2014</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Nam_Bac" title="Battle of Nam Bac">Battle of Nam Bac</a> - 1 December 2014</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Hardnose" title="Operation Hardnose">Operation Hardnose</a> - 1 December 2014</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Requirements_Office" title="Requirements Office">Requirements Office</a> - 8 December 2014</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Pincushion" title="Operation Pincushion">Operation Pincushion</a> - 9 December 2014</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Table_of_organization_and_equipment_for_an_ADC_company" title="Table of organization and equipment for an ADC company">Table of organization and equipment for an ADC company</a> - 13 December 2014</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Booster_Shot" title="Operation Booster Shot">Operation Booster Shot</a> - 15 December 2014</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Hotfoot_(Laos)" title="Project Hotfoot (Laos)">Project Hotfoot (Laos)</a> - 15 December 2014</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wapi_Project" title="Wapi Project">Wapi Project</a> - 19 December 2014</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Momentum" title="Operation Momentum">Operation Momentum</a> - 31 December 2014</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auto_Defense_Choc" title="Auto Defense Choc">Auto Defense Choc</a> - 2 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