Pakse is the gateway to southern Laos, the main traffic artery and an important port on the Mekong River. There are expressways connecting Vientiane, Bangkok, Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh City. There is an airport in the west of this city.
Vientiane was established as early as the 4th century. Since the establishment of Lancang Kingdom in14th century, Vientiane was the capital and economic center of Laos in16th century (Luang Prabang was the former capital to avoid Myanmar).
Mo Ding is rich in natural resources, with a forest coverage rate as high as 93%. 1993, China and Laos decided to set Mohan Port in China and Mo Ding Port in Laos as the national land ports of the two countries respectively. The Kunming International Corridor jointly built by China, Laos and Thailand radiates to Southeast Asian countries through Mo Ding Port. At the same time, Mo Ding is also an important port for China Trans-Asian Railway to enter Southeast Asia and the first stop in China-Laos Railway.
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Bashe 1905 was built by the French. Because the area where the city is located was ruled by the Khmer Angkor Wat in the period of10 ~13rd century, the site of Angkor Wat was preserved. The main attractions are: WatPhou Temple, PhaphoVillage, the small island of Mekong River and Mekong Waterfall.
1707 When the Lancang Kingdom perished, Vientiane became one of the small separatist countries in Laos. 1779 Siam invaded Laos and Vientiane became a vassal of Siam. /kloc-at the beginning of the 0/9th century, Vientiane rebelled, but it was pacified by Siam, and Vientiane was razed to the ground, and all cultural relics, including Buddha statues, were looted. At the beginning of the 20th century, Vientiane was renovated by the arriving French and became the capital of the French colonial era. Vientiane was the capital of Laos until Laos became independent after World War II.
Mo Ding is a national land port city leading to China in Laos, and it is the throat for China to enter the South Pacific through Southeast Asia and merge into the Maritime Silk Road. At the same time, with the establishment of the "two countries and one district" cross-border economic cooperation zone between China and Laos and the implementation of the "domestic customs clearance" tax declaration policy, Mo Ding, the first stop of cross-border tourism between China and Laos, will become an important hub to undertake China's capacity export and radiate the three major markets of China, Laos and Thailand.
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