Ban Xang Hai, Laos

Ban Xang Hai, Laos – 2018. Ban Xang Hai is a small village north of Luang Prabang. We were on a boat heading up the Mekong to Pak Ou Cave and stopped at the village. The villagers produce and sell woven silk cloth, local crafts and a local whiskey called lao-Lao.
The entrance from the Mekong up to Ban Xang Hai
A sign in Xang Hai Village which describes how lao-Lao (rice whiskey) is made
Scorpions, snakes, insects and many other things are placed in the lao-Lao (rice whiskey) bottles
The main market street in Ban Xang Hai
The main market street in Ban Xang Hai
A weaver in Ban Xang Hai
Scorpions, snakes, insects and many other things are placed in the lao-Lao (rice whiskey) bottles
A weaver in Ban Xang Hai
A lao-Lao still. Homemade and very basic
Mekong River boats at Ban Xang Hai
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