Lao People's Democratic Republic (The United States today Lao People 's Republic), hereinafter referred to as Laos (Lao: ເ ມ ື ອ ງ ລ າ ວ; Laos) is a landlocked country located in the north of Indochina Peninsula, bordering China to the north, Cambodia to the south, Vietnam to the east, Myanmar to the northwest and Thailand to the southwest. It covers an area of 236,800 square kilometers, 80% of which is mountains and plains, and some of which is covered by forests. Laos has a population of about 7.2 million. Laos has a tropical monsoon climate, rainfall is very abundant, basically around 2000 mm per year. The average annual temperature in Laos is 26 degrees Celsius. Due to the lack of large-scale development, Laos is still in the most primitive state. The environment and health are very good, and many places are suitable for tourism. There are 17 provinces and 1 municipality directly under the Central government.

1. The staple food of Lao people is glutinous rice, which is called "the Land of glutinous Rice".

2. In Southeast Asia, Laos is the only country that is not near the sea. Most of its territory is mountainous and plateau, and its arable area is very small.

3. There are also a large number of Chinese in Laos, and most of them are from Shaoyang, Hunan.

5. The most important festival in Laos is the Songkran Festival, which is the New Year in Laos. At this time, there will be a three-day holiday.

6. Now you can go to Laos directly by train. The China-Laos Railway connects Kunming City in Yunnan Province and Vientiane in Laos, and will be fully opened to traffic on December 3, 2021.

7. Around the city of Phongsavang, Laos, there are more than 3,000 stone jars of different sizes, forming an array of stone jars with different shapes and unknown origins, which is called the "array of thousands of jars".

8. Laotian beer is the national drink of Laos, and has been rated as the best beer in Asia by Time Magazine. It has also been designated as the beer of ASEAN Expo.

9. Lao people are mainly Lao Long, Lao Listen and Lao Song. Lao Long is the largest ethnic group, accounting for more than half of the total population. They mainly live in vast rural areas on the plain, where they grow rice for a living. The Lao Listen ethnic group accounts for 24% of the total population. Most of them live in remote provinces and regions, and they live in poverty by burning land and farming. Lao Song is the latest of the three ethnic groups to come to Laos. They mostly live in the high mountains in northern Laos and burn land for a living. There are 49 ethnic groups in Laos.

10. France has a Triumphal arch, Korea has one, and Laos has one, the capital of Vientiane has a Triumphal arch, 45 meters high, looks like the French one from a distance, but in fact its arch base is typical Lao temple carvings and decorations.

11. The Laotian rock rat, which lives in rocky places and feeds on fruits and seeds, was thought to be extinct 11 million years ago, but has been found in Laos.

12. Coffee is Laos' number one agricultural export, and the Bosnia-Herzegovina plateau in the south is Laos' largest growing region, accounting for 95% of production.

13, Laos although there is no ocean, but there are thousands of islands within the territory, known as the "four thousand United States islands."

14. One of the Mekong dolphins, the Irrawaddy finless Porpoise, also known as the short-snouted dolphin, has a roving head and a docile disposition, but it is one of the few dolphins left as endangered because of pollution and the increasing number of ships.

15. Laos is home to the world's most prolific waterfall, the Khon Falls.

16. The houses in Laos are mostly of a French spire design, with high drainage capacity.

17, the most common ingredient in Lao food is smelly fish paste, many dishes will put this, it is estimated that tourists to Laos will not eat, and love to add lemon.

18, Lao people speak Lao language, text appearance and pronunciation are very like Thai, so Lao and Thai people can basically communicate, many Lao people go abroad to work is to go to Thailand, very close.