The boats moored outsided Ban Houayxay on the Mekong river. Chiang Khong can be seen on the opposite side.

Ban Houayxay (Lao: ຫ້ວຍຊາຍ), also known as 'Huay Xai' is the capital of the Laotian province of Bokèo. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1840x1232, 701 KB) Took the picture myself in Ban Houayxay, Laos. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1840x1232, 701 KB) Took the picture myself in Ban Houayxay, Laos. ... In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has a second meaning based on an alternative sense of capital) is the principal city or town associated with a countrys government. ... The Lao Peoples Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (commonly known in the west as Burma) and the Peoples Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west. ... Bokèo (Lao ບໍ່ແກ້ວ) is a northern province of Laos. ...

The town lies on the Mekong river opposite Chiang Khong in Thailand being the northernmost border crossing between the two countries. The two are only connected via ferries. Houayxay is also the endpoint of national road no. 3 (under construction) which will connect China via the border at Boten in Yunnan province and Luang Namtha with Thailand. View of the Mekong before sunset The Mekong is one of the worlds major rivers. ... Chiang Khong is a small town at the Mekong river in the northeast of Chiang Mai province in Thailand. ... (Simplified Chinese: 云南; Traditional Chinese: 雲南; pinyin: Yúnnán south of the clouds) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the far southwestern corner of the country. ... Louang Namtha (Lao ຫລວງນໍ້າທາ) is both a province of Laos and the name of the provincial capital, located in the north of the country. ...

Houayxai has a domestic airport with regular flights to Vientiane (capital of Laos) and Luang Prabang (depending on the season). Probably the most popular means of transport are boats (speed and slow boats, freighters, luxury cruisers for tourists and others) running down the Mekong to Pakbeng, Luang Prabang and other destinations. Pha That Luang temple. ... Royal palace museum of Luang Prabang. ... View of the Mekong before sunset The Mekong is one of the worlds major rivers. ... The main street which runs down Pakbeng Pakbeng is a small village in Laos, located on the Mekong River about halfway between the Thai border at Huay Xai and Luang Prabang, Laos. ... Royal palace museum of Luang Prabang. ...

Coordinates: 20°17′N 100°25′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...