What should I bring back when traveling to Laos?

Traveling to Laos, I want to bring some eye-catching special gifts to my relatives and friends when I come back, but I don't know what specialties Laos has ... In fact, Laos has many unique local specialties. Let's take a look!

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Handicraft painting

The primitive handicrafts in Laos are very famous for papermaking, and they are also the most common handicrafts on the market, including many kinds of paper paintings, paper lampshades, postcards, notebooks and so on. The painting content of this kind of paper art is mostly related to Buddhism, which is very characteristic of Laos and very popular with tourists.

Ban Xang Khong Village: Located on the Mekong River, 3 kilometers east of the urban area, it is a famous weaving village in Luang Prabang. There are exquisite fabrics, hand-made elephant excrement paper crafts with flowers and leaves on them. There are many family knitting, textile, paper making and painting workshops. The quality of the fabric is very good, and the price is cheaper than the same quality fabric sold in the city. Here you can also see the scenes made by villagers by hand.

The primitive handicrafts in Laos are very famous for papermaking, and they are also the most common handicrafts on the market, including many kinds of paper paintings, paper lampshades, postcards, notebooks and so on. The painting content of this kind of paper art is mostly related to Buddhism, which is very characteristic of Laos and very popular with tourists.

2

Latex pillow

Natural latex is the liquid that flows out when rubber trees are tapping, and it is milky white. Products made of latex are called latex products, such as sponges, gloves, pillows, mattresses, toys, hoses, condoms and so on.

Natural latex is collected from tropical rubber trees, and Brazil and Laos in Southeast Asia are the main producing areas in the world. Rubber trees can only be harvested after planting for more than 5 years, and can only be harvested for 9 months every year. Natural latex is a kind of milky substance dripping from cut rubber bark. Each rubber tree can only produce about 300g of latex every day, and the rubber tree after tapping needs two days of trimming to harvest. Therefore, a 40kg latex mattress needs as many as 400 rubber trees to accumulate three days' output, so it is extremely precious and has the reputation of "tears of trees".

three

sapphire

Sapphire is a general term for corundum gems of other colors except ruby. Sapphire can be pink, yellow, green, white, or even multiple colors in the same stone.

Sapphire has been found in Laos, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Cambodia, Changle, Shandong, China, Hainan and Sun Shi Mountain in Jiangjin, Chongqing, among which the rarest place of origin should be the sapphire from Kashmir.

Sapphire, with its crystal-clear and beautiful color, was covered with mysterious and supernatural colors by the ancients and regarded as an auspicious thing. Sapphire symbolizes loyalty, faithfulness, kindness and honesty. Starlight sapphire, also known as "stone of destiny", can keep the wearer safe and bring good luck. Sapphire is a high-grade gemstone, one of the five major gemstones, ranking third after diamonds and rubies.

When I came to Laos, I had to visit the sapphire shop, which is a tourist shopping shop with local characteristics. The main consumers here are Koreans and Thais. The quality is guaranteed, but the price is the last word. If you like, you might as well start.

four

dendrobium

Dendrobium is known as the first of the "Nine Immortals", which has the functions of promoting fluid production, nourishing the stomach, nourishing yin, moistening the lungs and nourishing the five internal organs. Especially patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes.

There are many Dendrobium on the market now, but most of them are planted artificially. Laos, an undeveloped Southeast Asian country, still retains primitive mountain forests and is rich in animals and plants, while wild Dendrobium is parasitic on cliffs and dead trees in county towns, which are often picked by local residents for treatment and food supplement.

five

Laos coffee

Coffee beans in Laos are planted in the Polofen Plateau, the only volcanic geological plateau in Laos. The coffee bean in Borofen Plateau is one of the best 12 kinds of coffee beans in the world. It is fertilized by buffalo manure without using pesticides and fertilizers, which meets the environmental protection standards.

Boluofen Plateau, located in Champasak province in southwest Laos, is the coffee kingdom of Laos, where 95% of the country's coffee is produced. The mild climate, humid air and nutrient-rich volcanic soil make this land a paradise for coffee growers, and this land is considered to be the most suitable place to grow coffee in Southeast Asia. The reason why Laos became a coffee kingdom is inseparable from geopolitics, war and being a colony. At the beginning of the 20th century, in order to share a share in Laos, France took the lead in introducing Vietnamese coffee beans to Borofen Plateau. With the end of Vietnam War in 1975, many Lao residents returned to Boluofen Plateau to replant coffee.

Although not as famous as Brazilian coffee, old coffee is deeply loved by Europeans, especially the French. In recent years, the mellow old coffee has been more and more welcomed by Japanese and Taiwan Province coffee manufacturers.

six

woodcarving

Wood carving in Laos is a tourist handicraft worth buying. In Laos, wood carving is a traditional art with traditional colors. The carver is exquisite and the materials are excellent. Therefore, the woodcarving in Laos has become a necessary handicraft for traveling to Laos, which has a very high collection value.

Woodcarving is also a traditional handicraft art in Laos, which is famous for its exquisite sculptor and excellent materials. Its theme covers everything, from traditional gods to daily life, from flowers and plants to animals, which is both ornamental and practical. Most of the wooden handicrafts in Laos are made of fine wood, and the large and small wood are made of a log, which is rarely synthesized, so the artistic value is very high, and of course the price is high. Traveling to Laos, bringing back some exotic wood carvings, leaving them at home or giving them to relatives and friends are excellent choices.

seven

Gold and silver ornaments

Gold ornaments are the most popular ornaments in Laos. Most Lao women have the habit of wearing gold ornaments, because gold is a symbol of Lao spirit. Gold in Laos is pure gold and the price is usually fixed.

The picture shows Li Xiang and Wang Yuelun participating in a variety show and holding an old-fashioned wedding in Laos.

Silver ornaments are also traditional handicrafts in Laos, usually jewelry and silverware. The most exquisite silver ornaments in Laos are made by people from alpine tribes. But now the quality of jewelry in Laos market is mixed, and we still need to work hard to find fine products.

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silk goods

Laos has a long history of textile production, and still retains the traditional production mode of hand loom. Most of the yarns are hand-made by rural women in Laos, and the patterns and patterns are usually composed of spiritual symbols, mythical patterns or animals of the Lao people, which have distinctive Lao characteristics. In addition to traditional dyeing, there are also high-quality prints now.

These textiles are the most beautiful and easily available items in Laos, and can be bought all over the country, especially in textile villages. Not only can you understand the whole process of knitting, but sometimes you can sell it at a good price. If you don't have a chance to go to the textile village, you can also buy it in local markets in various cities, especially the Luang Prabang night market, which is particularly rich in varieties.

In Laos, the best cotton products and silk products are used to worship sacred sacraments. They have bright patterns and different styles, and are favored by foreign tourists. They are also a good choice to take home to friends and relatives.