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High-speed rail directly to a slow-paced small country! Cheaper than Thailand with fewer people.

While most domestic tourists are heading to Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, backpackers from Europe and America have secretly fled to this forgotten paradise in Southeast Asia! Here, there are no towering buildings or factories roaring, only pristine beauty and a slow-paced life. This country is Laos! Spend three to five days in this lazy country, take a cross-border train slowly and experience its beauty along the way, without hurry or delay. @Vientiane If you haven't been to Vientiane before, you can't imagine that a country's capital can be like this. Here, there are no tall buildings, no paper-thin city life, and it feels like a peaceful and comfortable small town. Vientiane's streets are not wide, but they are particularly clean, forming a sharp contrast with the impression of Southeast Asian cities, and there is no traffic jam. Walking on the street, you can see French-style small buildings with unique charm, and flowers or vegetables planted in front of the houses. Walking around freely, you will encounter many interesting temples. The Ta Loong style is unique, with 30 satellite towers surrounding the main tower. In the sunlight, it shines brightly and dazzlingly. Wat Xieng Khuan, although it is a temple, has no buildings or halls, more like a park with Buddha statues. The most striking feature is a reclining Buddha about 45 meters long, with a facial expression that seems to be sleeping peacefully, giving a feeling similar to that of Vientiane, tranquil and leisurely. If you get tired from walking, you can also take a bus to tour around. There are few tourists, mostly locals going about their daily lives. Vientiane is not big, and while wandering around the city, you won't miss a triumphal arch that resembles the one in Paris, France. @Luang Prabang Some people say that Luang Prabang seems to have moved the Buddha's world to the human world. This is a thousand-year-old capital, and its pace is much slower than that of the outside world. It has never taken the initiative to adapt to the world trend and has formed its own faction. In the morning, as long as you get up early, you can see the pious and shocking donation. Every morning at around 5:30, monks in cassocks, begging for alms with bare feet, shuttled through the small town unhurriedly. Pious men and women have already knelt along the road, offering glutinous rice or rice in bamboo tubes prepared sincerely, and monks passed by in a line to accept people's alms. After staying in the "cold" city for a long time, in Luang Prabang in the early morning, you will feel the great love in the world for a long time! Here, you can walk through the streets and alleys, and feel the tranquility and leisure of this Buddhist city all day long. You can hold a cup of coffee, eat a delicious breakfast, and wait quietly for the Mekong to wake up. When night falls, you can climb to the top of Mount Phousi, or walk to the Mekong River to watch a sunset. Or go shopping at the night market. The stalls are lined up in front of Xisha Wangfeng Street in front of the palace, and the lanterns are softly shining. Strolling here with friends, drinking some wine, eating some snacks, and the wind blowing, all seem to be romantic and cozy. In addition, what is even more surprising is that there is also a fairyland that is not stained with mortal dust. Known as the "Laos version of Huangguoshu Waterfall", Guangxi Waterfall looks like the water of the Milky Way pouring down from nine heavens, which is a magnificent and magnificent landscape painting. @Vang Vieng Vang Vieng is a paradise for lazy people, located between Vientiane and Luang Prabang, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, simple folk customs, and the China-Laos railway passing through it. There are many "dense forest caves", the quiet Nansong River flows through, and the magical karst terrain is known as "Little Guilin in Laos". The lagoon is like the pure blue of the devil's tears, without a trace of impurities, jumping forward, and directly colliding with nature, this is the perfect fusion of man and nature. Rock climbing, hiking, cycling, rafting and other sports can also be performed here, the most popular of which is tire rafting. It's not as exciting as an amusement park, but as calm as floating on the sea, lying on tires and floating quietly along the river. In addition to adventure, you can also take a hot air balloon to see the lush mountains and forests; you can also practice yoga in the rice fields, so that the body and mind can blend with nature. Or do nothing, just find a small shop by the river, sit and chat and bask in the sun, it’s really enjoyable. ......
*Created by local travelers and translated by AI.
Posted: Feb 22, 2023
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