It remains a jewel of French colonial architecture, you can savor some of the best croissants and baguettes east of Paris here, and even toddlers still learn the language of their bygone rulers. Luang Prabang, tucked into a river valley in the heart of Laos, survives as one of the last bastions of the old French Indochina.
Economy
Tourism and development threaten Laos' French traditions
Rapid changes are erasing the last vestiges of a fragile heritage
