Colourful silk looms brighten an otherwise monochromatic landscape in Luang Prabang.
Your base for this tourist attraction is the Unesco World Heritage town of Luang Prabang, Laos. For tourist information about Luang Prabang, go to Luang Prabang Travel Guide. To prepare for a trip to Laos, read also the Laos Travel Guide. Looking for budget accommodation there? Use AsiaExplorers Budget Accommodation Guide, the no-frills website to cover your budget accommodation needs.
Sa Paper and Weaving Travel Info
Cottage Industries form a living heritage in the Unesco World Heritage town of Luang Prabang. Among the cottage industries promoted include the manufacturing of Sa Paper and weaving. I visited a cottage industrial workshop when I explored Luang Prabang with a small group of AsiaExplorers members.
Sa Paper is a thick, fuzzy paper made from the bark of the mulberry tree. It is used to make all sorts of handicrafts including lanterns, lamps, writing paper, photo album and more. Considering sa paper comes from mulberry trees, the same trees are used as food for silk worms, which results in another related cottage industry - silk production.
If you're going to Luang Prabang, you'd be glad to know that the town is quite small. You can go to most places on foot if you want to. Otherwise, you can also catch a tuk tuk to take you around. As for accommodation, they range from very simple, basic beds to boutique hotels. You can visit the Luang Prabang Hotels guide for a list of budget accommodation.
The handicraft shop selling products made from sa paper.
Silk worm cocoons.
5 Days 4 Nights Romantic Luang Prabang Tour
Explore Luang Prabang, Pak Ou, Kuang Si Waterfalls on this 5 day 4 nights tour, provided by Exotissimo Travel in conjunction with AsiaExplorers. Details here. (This tour is conducted only until September 2012).
