#houaphanh

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Lao Theung chief's wife from the Houaphanh region of Laos

French vintage postcard

[lionfloss]

The Viengxay caves in Houaphanh Province of north-eastern Laos are an extensive network of caves in limestone mountains. Four-hundred eighty of these caves were used by the Pathet Lao during the Second Indochina War to shelter from American bombardment.

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Buddhist procession in the Houaphanh province of Laos

French vintage postcard

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Locals in the Houaphanh province of Laos

French vintage postcard

[destinationlaos]

UNIQUE TEXTILES by Tourism Marketing Via Flickr: UNIQUE TEXTILES Houaphanh, and particularly Xam Tai District, is renowned for producing high quality silk and cotton goods. Visitors can observe the process of making natural dyes and hand weaving complex traditional designs, which are unique to the province, and purchase pieces to take home.