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  • Comment: There isn't enough here to demonstrate independent notability or context, but this could be merged to the town article Luang Prabang. Don't use the tripadvisor sources or anything that is user generated. Bobby Cohn (talk) 17:23, 21 November 2024 (UTC)


Luang Prabang Night Market, city of Luang Prabang, Luang Praabang province, Laos
Luang Prabang Night Market, Luang Prabang province, Laos
Flea Night market in Luang Prabang province, Laos
Luang Prabang Flea Night Market in Luang Prabang, Laos
Night Market of Luang Prabang
Hmong Cloth Products in Night Market of Luang Prabang
Esplanade of the fast-food restaurants of the night market of Luang Prabang.
Luang Prabang Night Market and Fast Food Restaurants


Luang Prabang Night Market[1][2][3][4] is an open-air flea Night Market located in the downtown of Luang Prabang, Luang Prabang Province, Laos. It took place along Sisavangvong Road and ends at the intersections of Chao Fa Ngum and Kingkitsarat Roads[5]. Next to the night market are the Royal Palace and the Haw Kham Buddhist Temple. Both are United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites and are open daily to tourists and visitors from morning to afternoon.

History

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Luang Prabang Night Market[6][7] opened along Sisavangvong Road to Kingkitsarat Road around 1997. Initially, the market was only meant to last a few weeks. It was set up only as part of Western Christmas festivities. In the meantime, Hmong craftsmen[8][9] and other local ethnic groups came to sell their wares to tourists and foreign passers-by. At that time, the streets were poorly lit. There was no power supply yet.

Gradually, day and night, the Hmong, Khmu and Lao people of Luang Prabang flock to the open-air night market in the evening to sell their wares such as handicrafts, fabrics, Hmong embroidery[10], jewelry, arts, food, fish products, etc. Some bazaars are larger and busier than others, such as Luang Prabang Night Market. The latter is a favorite place for tourists with the traditional crafts of the country. Merchants from all over the Luang Prabang region come to present the products of their know-how. On site, people will be able to choose from a multitude of stores to find an authentic travel souvenir in Laos.

Over time, the night market has grown and expanded due to the increase in tourists who have come from all over the world to visit the city of Luang Prabang. Since then, not only the Hmong, there are also the Lao, Khmu, and others who come to sell their know-how. The market has become a place where visitors like to come with their families to shop and eat[11]. There are not only clothes, jewelry, or art objects, there are also fast food restaurants on site. People can eat as they wish. You can find all kinds of Laotian, Thai, Chinese cuisine on the night market square. It is a great place to visit.

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  2. ^ academia.edu. "THAI_CONSUMER_BEHAVIOR_IN_NIGHT_MARKET_IN_LUANG_PRABANG_LAOS".
  3. ^ mmozamiz. "Luang Prabang Night Market". minute.
  4. ^ Tasha Amy/date=2024-05-04. "Luang Prabang Night Market".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Hotels. "Luang Prabang Night Market - Luang Prabang Shopping".
  6. ^ "Review of Night Market Luang Prabang, Laos, Asia". AFAR.
  7. ^ by Charlie Pauly. "Luang Prabang Night Market In Laos: A Complete Guide".
  8. ^ "Hmong Intercultural Communication through Story Cloth Products at Luang Prabang Night Market, Lao PDR" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Patterns of Change: Transitions in Hmong Textile Language" (PDF).
  10. ^ unesco. "Laos and ethnic minority cultures: promoting heritage".
  11. ^ "Luang Prabang Night and Morning Market". reddit.
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