This text presents an illustrated guide to 33 of the most elaborately carved and exquisitely frescoed and gilded Buddhist temples around Luang Prabang.

A comprehensive travel guide to the cultural heritage, architecture and history of Laos, with a particular emphasis on the beautiful temples of Luang Prabang.

In 1930s Luang Prabang, the beautiful and demure Kham-Phiou was much admired. On a New Year's Day, the life of the aristocratic young woman changed when she cau

The UNESCO World Heritage Convention of 1972 set the contemporary standard for cultural and natural conservation. Today, a place on the World Heritage List is m