The airport is a city's window to foreign exchanges, grand buildings, frequent voyages represent the city's economic development and internationalization, when a country's capital airport even needs foreign assistance to build, you can imagine the country of Laos, Vientiane city is waiting to be rebuilt.

Even when narrowed down to Southeast Asia, Laos' presence is still somewhat humble. Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar have pressured from the east, west, south, and north to the south, leaving this land with no say on the international stage. Purely landlocked, the mountainous terrain will inevitably make transportation blocked, economic development will be difficult, and the only Mekong River that runs through the country will not be enough to nourish this land.

Even as the country tries to develop its economy by reviving tourism, travelers from all over the world are easily attracted to neighboring Thailand and Cambodia. The only thing that the whole of Laos has to do is the small city of Luang Prabang, a small city that has existed for thousands of years, which is not only a national business card, but also a transcendent existence.

When you come to the capital Vientiane, the first stop is the Arc de Triomphe?

Patuxai literally means Victory Gate, but when you walk in, you will find that the scale of the building is small, and the details on the shapes and walls have a strong Southeast Asian style. The figures on the arch are derived from Buddhist culture, and the five pagodas on top of the building also have the characteristics of typical Lao Buddhist temples, and the five pagodas are endowed with a Buddhist worldview of thoughtfulness, flexibility, honesty and trustworthiness, and prosperity and wealth.

It looks like a concrete square building on the outside, but the dome and the reliefs on the inner walls are resplendent in gold. However, it is estimated that the maintenance of the building is relatively sloppy, and the original magnificent carvings have been slightly mottled, and the whole building seems to be covered with the dust of time, which looks colorless.

Many tourists try their best to take a different group photo with this monument, trying to show their own unique triumphal arch, and the most popular photo spot is naturally in front of the fountain, so there are also many local photographers gathered there to help you take pictures, of course, such services are paid.

Passing by a morning market, it is not a market that is only open in the morning, but a comprehensive grocery market, which is not too large and is stuffed with all kinds of small shops, from household appliances to tourist souvenirs, which not only meets the needs of the local people, but also attracts many tourists to come and buy goods.

Take a turn and find that most of the goods come from China, especially household appliances and small goods, Huaxia brand is almost the mainstream here, in fact, on the streets of Vientiane, you can see a large number of vivo, OPPO, Huawei signboards, it can be seen that this country is very dependent on us in terms of business needs.

There are no clear signage, but fortunately, shops selling similar products are often grouped together, forming a natural area, and it is easy to find shops that sell local specialties. For example, traditional clothing, refrigerator magnets, steamed rice baskets, dim sum, etc., and there is also an area where a large number of mahogany handicrafts and ivory are sold, and it seems that the local government is not only economically backward, but also does not do much to protect animals.

There are very few customers, and many shop owners are bored playing with their mobile phones or watching TV dramas, but if you look closely, the TV is actually a Thai channel broadcasting programs? It turns out that the people here are busy with their livelihood and the trivial life of firewood, rice, oil and salt in addition to worshiping the Buddha devoutly. Those golden stupas are the light of faith in this country, and here is the stage for the common people to live.

The sun is scorching during the day, and you just want to stay in the café and blow the air conditioner. And at night, Riverside Park becomes a playground for the whole city. Around four or five o'clock in the afternoon, many people set up sheds and put on goods for the day's business, and by six o'clock, the entire avenue along the Mekong River is closed to vehicles, becoming a pedestrian street, with a lively night market on one side and a children's playground and music restaurants on the other.

I have seen the colorful night market in Thailand, and I am disappointed with the so-called night market here, but the two-kilometer night market sells nothing more than knock-offs, snacks and cheap clothes, as tourists, you can't even find a unique travel souvenir, it seems that the night market here is mainly aimed at the locals.

When night falls, the squares and parks next to the night market become a playground for fitness enthusiasts. The energetic music resounded throughout the square, the coach on the stage twisted his body hard, and explained each movement at the same time, nearly 100 citizens in the audience danced with the coach, and even many Western tourists joined in, which is probably the most special aerobics in the world.

Obviously, this kind of outdoor group sports is much better than the domestic square dance, the same fitness behavior, aerobics may be more scientific, the place of exercise is in the already noisy, and it does not disturb the people, in addition, this outdoor group sports has also become one of the characteristics of the local night market, and even more attractive than the night market itself.

There are many night runners on the road, and the professional equipment can be seen as runners, who shuttle through the crowd and disappear into the dark night ahead. Under the street lamps gather groups of young people, they are playing and playing, or quietly waiting for people, the night market has become a paradise for love, and the earthy amusement park lights and stars are shining to illuminate the road, although it is not beautiful, but it is also romantic.

Come to Kualao Restaurant, which is known as a state banquet level, as a high-end restaurant of Lao cuisine, the typical Southeast Asian style and European atmosphere are blended, presenting a retro visual experience, the uniformly dressed waiters greet customers with an elegant attitude, and several high-end cars with national flags are parked in front of the restaurant.

As a high-level restaurant, the price of 150 yuan per person is quite favorable, but the taste of Lao cuisine may not be acceptable to everyone, and some dishes are close to the flavors of northern Thailand, and diners who are addicted to sweet, sour and spicy flavors and rich spices should have a higher opinion of the dishes here.

The restaurant staged a traditional music and dance performance at 7 o'clock every night, three people played, the two-person dance show can only be said to be fun, not so exciting, musicians use traditional Lao instruments to play traditional songs such as Dongfang Hong, quite fun.

Take a taxi and prepare to go back to the hotel, chat with the driver to know that the night market is far from the most lively place?

The 34-station, which is about 5km away from the city, is currently the most popular trendy mecca, which is a food stall converted from container splicing, and there is a live band singing the most popular music at the entrance.

In a not very large area, there are nearly 100 restaurants densely packed together, from island cuisine to fried chicken and beer, you can think of all the food here, many beer ladies linger between the various wine tables to promote different flavors of local beer, and the consumption is very cheap, a meal with meat, vegetables, fish, shrimp and wine is only 50CNY per person.

They are all young people in their 20s, like young people all over the world, wearing fashionable clothes, delicate makeup, and full-screen mobile phones. The young people here seem to be more free-spirited, dancing at any time and at any time, dancing in the unfamiliar crowd, drinking a glass of wine from one table to another, and the accompanying laughter resounding throughout the night.

Because it is a food stall, although there are many kinds of food here, although most of them look and taste average, in this environment is to eat an atmosphere, and because there are almost no tourists here, it is easier for people to integrate into the city in such an extremely authentic and very unfamiliar environment.