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Architecture and music

 
 

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Architecture and music

Architecture and music Wat Pha That Luang, Vientiane The word "wat" means "temple" in the Lao language. Martin Siepmann/ age fotostock

Laotian art is closely related to its religion. Temples (wats) are architectural expressions while Buddha statues are sculptural expressions. Traditional music, called Mor lam, is largely based around a wind instrument, the khene.

Arts and culture

Other reasons to go

  1.   Landscapes

  2.   Towns

  3.   The fauna and flora

  4.   Monuments