What is Laos like?

As a neighbor of China and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, Laos has its own unique local culture. Today we will talk about our neighbors.

Laos covers an area of 236,800 square kilometers. Laos is a landlocked country, located in the north of Indochina Peninsula, bordering China in the north, Cambodia in the south, Vietnam in the east, Myanmar in the northwest and Thailand in the southwest. Laos is 80% mountainous and plateau, and most of it is covered by forest, so it is called "the roof of zhina". The terrain is high in the north and low in the south, bordering China's western Yunnan Plateau and Yunnan in the north, the plateau formed by Changshan Mountains in the east, and the basins and small plains along the Mekong River basin and its tributaries in the west. From north to south, the whole country is divided into upper Liao, middle Liao and lower Liao. Shangliao has the highest terrain, with the elevation of Chuanqi Plateau of 2,000-2,800 meters and the highest peak of Pubiya Mountain of 2,820 meters.

Laos

In Southeast Asia, people are the best guests. If you are traveling in Laos, you are invited to drink beer, chat, eat in the countryside or hold a traditional welcoming ceremony for you every day. If you come from Thailand or Vietnam, you will feel that Laos is like a quiet harbor. There are no noise, pollution and other problems like those in neighboring countries. Tourists should respect the traditions of Laos. Indeed, Laos is no better than Thailand, and the American way of life has no market in Vientiane, let alone in the countryside.

But Laos has simple folk customs and good public security. It's shameless of you tour guides to make money. How often does armed robbery happen in Vientiane Sanjiang on average? Sanjiang is the largest wholesale market opened by China people. In addition, Laos love to drink, but the amount of alcohol is actually average. The slippery way to drink is to keep adding ice without wine after drinking half a cup. Laos is the type of friends calling when drinking, that is, three people sit down and call when they meet acquaintances, and soon there will be a large table of people.

The general characteristics of the social customs of the Lao people can be summarized in these words: Lao friends attach importance to etiquette and treat people with sincerity; The traditional "tying thread" welcomes guests, indicating that their feelings are particularly close; Accustomed to drinking altar wine with guests means not being separated from you; Most people believe in Buddhism and observe the Five Commandments. "Don't eat in the afternoon" is a classic, and avoid eating "ten meats" and meat.

Monks in Laos

When meeting a guest, Lao people are used to putting their hands together (that is, raising them with their fingers together). Shi Shili has the following rules: for monks, royalty, elders, bosses and other people with higher status than themselves, put your hands crossed in front of your forehead; For the younger generation, subordinates and other people who are lower than themselves, put the palm of your hand under your chin, and put your hand in front of your face for your peers or ordinary people. Now it is generally treated equally. Greetings to "Sandy Land!" (hello! )。 Although the handshake ceremony is also very fashionable at present, most women still use it.

Lao girls are more open-minded. You always say no whether you have a boyfriend or not, so don't ask if you have one, as long as she goes with you. Most girls in Laos are not suitable for life, so you should be careful when looking for a wife. Of course, it is not impossible for you to take the time to change a person's habits. However, it is really not recommended to use domestic human habits to correspond to Laos. The girls here are all friends, so you can ask for tens of millions of baht to buy this and that, without much trouble. Don't take it seriously, just refuse, and they won't care.

Laos temple

If you ask a Lao girl for facebook, and she says no, then she has a boyfriend, and there are many photos on FB, while on WeChat, she will only send her own photos. So in general, they are more willing to add WeChat. FB is their life. WeChat is only a contact tool in China, but as long as there is a friend's FB, the rest will take some time to know. As for the simplicity of Laos, I don't comment much. There are thousands of people, maybe some people have always met good people.

Most Lao people believe in Buddhism, while others believe in Catholicism, Christianity and Taoism. Its Buddhists mainly abide by the Five Commandments, but do not insist on vegetarianism. They only abstain from eating "ten meats" (that is, people, elephants, tigers, leopards, lions, horses, dogs, snakes, cats and turtles), enter the second lent every day and don't eat anything after noon. Laotians don't like people touching their heads. Think that the head is the most sacred part, and no one can violate it at will. They are afraid to pass things or food with their left hand. I feel that my left hand is dirty and cheap, and using it is actually an insult to people.

Laos tourism

Laos practices the socialist system. The Lao People's Revolutionary Party is the only political party in Laos. 199 1 year, the Fifth National Congress of the Lao Party determined the "principled comprehensive reform line" and put forward six basic principles, such as adhering to the party's leadership and socialist orientation, and implementing the policy of opening to the outside world. 200 1 The Seventh National Congress of the Lao Party has set the goal of basically eliminating poverty by 20 10 and getting rid of underdevelopment by 2020. In 2006, the Eighth National Congress of communist party, Laos, emphasized continuing to adhere to the Party's leadership, socialist orientation and innovative line, and reiterated the implementation of the medium-and long-term economic and social development goals set by the Seventh National Congress. 20 1 1 The theme of the Ninth National Congress of the Lao Party is "Strengthening national unity and inner-party unity, developing the Party's leading role and ability, achieving new breakthroughs in innovative routes, and laying a solid foundation for getting rid of the state of underdeveloped countries and continuing to move toward the socialist goal in 2020". From 2016 65438+1018 to 22, the tenth congress of the Lao Party adopted the eighth five-year plan, ten-year strategy and fifteen-year long-term plan for social development. At present, Laos enjoys political stability and social peace.

Laos festival

Mainly based on agriculture, the industrial base is weak. Since 1986, reform and opening up have been carried out, and the economic structure has been adjusted, that is, agriculture and forestry have been combined, and industry and service industry have been combined, giving priority to the development of agriculture and forestry; Cancel the highly centralized economic management system, switch to the commercial accounting system, implement the economic policy of coexistence of various ownership systems, gradually improve the market economic mechanism, and strive to turn the natural and semi-natural economy into a commodity economy; Open to the outside world, promulgate the foreign investment law and improve the investment environment; Expand foreign economic ties and strive to introduce more capital, advanced technology and management methods. From 199 1 to 1996, the national economy grew at an average annual rate of 7%. After 1997, Laos' economy was severely impacted by the Asian financial crisis. The Lao government has basically maintained social stability and economic stability by strengthening macro-control, rectifying financial order and developing agricultural production. From 200 1 to 2006, the economy of Laos grew at an average annual rate of 6.8%. From 2006 to 20 10, Laos' economy grew at an average annual rate of 7.9%.

Now you know Laos. Although underdeveloped, it still maintains a simple peace. I hope this tradition can be maintained in the future.