VIENTIANE, Oct. 7, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. In the central part of the country, the capital Vientiane is located on the alluvial plain on the Mekong River, suitable for fishing and plantation.
The Lan Xang Kingdom, the first unified multi-ethnic nation in the history of Laos, moved its capital to Vientiane in the mid-16th century, and Vientiane gradually prospered.
Two Lao girls pray before the That Luang Stupa in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 3, 2017. (Photo by Alan Liu/Xinhua)
A Lao lady sells fish in a market along the Mekong River in Vientiane, Laos, on June 10, 2020. (Photo by by to by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Oct. 31, 2019 shows a view of Patuxay park in Vientiane, Laos. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
A woman rests after morning exercise beside the Mekong River in Vientiane, Laos, on May 23, 2020. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Sept. 3, 2020 shows a night view of the Presidential Palace in Vientiane, Laos. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on May 29, 2020 shows a view of the under-construction China-Laos Railway running through the outskirts of the Lao capital Vientiane. (Photo by Pan Longzhu/Xinhua)
Monks pass by That Luang Stupa in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 26, 2019. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
People exercise before the That Luang Stupa in Vientiane, Laos, on July 9, 2020. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
People pray around the That Luang Stupa in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 11, 2019. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on July 6, 2020 shows China-Laos expressway under construction in Vientiane, Laos. (Photo by Liu Ailun/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Oct. 29, 2019 shows a night market along the Mekong River in Vientiane, Laos. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on Nov. 3, 2017 shows the That Luang Stupa during That Luang Festival in Vientiane, Laos. (Photo by Alan Liu/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Oct. 31, 2019 shows a night view of the newly-developed area in Vientiane, Laos. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
A Lao fisherman casts his net on the Mekong River in Vientiane, Laos, on March 10, 2020. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
People pray around the That Luang Stupa in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 11, 2019. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on March 7, 2013 shows a view of the Lao capital Vientiane. (Photo by Alan Liu/Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on April 30, 2018 shows a view of the Lao capital Vientiane. (Photo by Alan Liu/Xinhua)
A Lao farmer picks organic chili on the outskirts of Vientiane, Laos, on March 16, 2020. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Nov. 5, 2019 shows a night view of That Luang Stupa in Vientiane, Laos. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)■
