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6 Pha Ane Cliff 4 Ban Pak Ou Ban Muang Keo 7 Wat Pak Ou Way to Oudomxay Province 3 Elephant Camp Phone Travel Pak Ou District 5 Ban Huoay Mad Tham Ting Or Pak Ou Cave Indigo farm Manifa Elephant Camp Way to 1. Ban Xang Khong and Ban Xieng Lek MAP SYMBOLS Pak Ou Ban Xang Kong and Ban Xieng Lek are well known villages which 2 Ban Xang Hai produce Posa paper made from mulberry bark and also a style of silk weaving Airport which is very different from others in Laos. You can watch the villagers making 8 Ban Pak Seuang Posa paper (from mulberry bark) and weaving traditional textiles. You’ll see Boat pier Donkhoun Island Ban Viang Sa Vanh this paper around town at the markets, as menus in restaurants and a visit to Ban Xieng Lek and Ban Xang Khong gives you the opportunity to understand Bus Terminal Ban Sen Souk first-hand the way it is made. Ban Muang Kham Where are these villages? 3 kilometers to the north of Luang Prabang Petrol station Wat Khokphap , across the Nam Khan river. These villages can be reached by tuk tuk (though 9 Ban Pha O you will need to cross by the new bridge) and by bicycle (old bridge) or even on Restaurant Boat Terminal foot( bamboo bridge). After crossing the old bridge, turn first left and follow the Wat Nong Sa Keo road as it turns north along the Mekong River. You’ll see craft shops and probably Temple Ban Phon Sai the mulberry paper drying outside in the sun as you approach. Ban Done Mai Car Parking Ban Phou 2. Ban Xang Hai Xang Kham Ban Xang Hai was built in 1363. The elders of Ban Xang Hai believe Public Toilet Wat Hat Siew Northern that the first inhabitants of the village who started making pottery were Chinese. BusTerminal The pottery was used for keeping salt and as kitchen utensils. The pottery was Wat Kiu Nor later used as products for sale. According to the elders in the village, there were Intharam Ban Xieng Lek about 400 - 500 pottery kilns scattered in this area. It has become famous Airport 1 Way to because of its pottery and is therefore called Ban Xang Hai or pottery making Pak Ou village. Chomphet District Ban Sangkhong However currently the main industry of Ban Xang Hai is liquor Wat Tham Sakkarin & Cave Lane Xang production and textile weaving. It is about 5 kilometers from Ban Pak Ou and park 10 Luang Prabang Pak Ou Buddha cave. Most tourists choose to include Ban Xang Hai in their Ban Phan Luang itinerary to Pak Ou. International tourists are drawn to visit the village for its traditional souvenirs, farming, fishing, weaving and Lao whiskey production. Wat Longkhoun Way to toPakou Pak Ou District Trip Tourists can take a walk through the village to experience its unique culture and Pak Ou traditions. Ban Xieng Man 11 Wat Chomphet Wat Xiengman Department of Information, Culture and Tourism of Luang Prabang Province Saiyaseth 12 www.tourismluangprabang.org Aram [email protected] www.facebook.com/Tourismluangprabang Tel : +856 71 212 487 only Bicycle& Fax: +856 71 252 904 Motorbike Ban Phanom 13 Way to Vientiane website facebook Luang Prabang City.