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Luang Prabang’s world heritage status at risk



(KPL) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has much worried about Luang Prabang’s world heritage town because local authorities have permitted foreign businessmen to occupy and do business out of ancient sites.

Some claim that authorities allow business people to run their business at the conserved tourist sites although they can’t justify allowing.

“I would like to inform the Lao government that Luang Prabang world heritage town should not be occupied by foreign investors to run their business because this act will be a high risk of destroying the ancient places especially houses, temples and the Palace as well,” said this week Mr Francis Engelmann, UNESCO’s Representative in Luang Prabang.

Mr Francis continued “Many ancient sites in town are undergoing slight transformation from old style to modern trend and they will certainly become unattractive to visitors soon if the government has no strict rule and measure to deal with the permission of business people to run their business. out of ancient heritage.”

At present the business booming in this world heritage town has squeezed out local residents. Many locals sell their own land and houses and make way to foreign business operations of restaurants, guesthouses, hotels and entertainment places.. After the sale, they move out to the suburb.

Another major concern is the jeopadisation of business operations to the traditonal Buddhist way of life of the locals..When landlords in ancient downtown are squeezed out, new people come in, the traditonal morning procession of Buddhist monks to collect alms from local residents, which has been a symbol of traditional way of life and ardent faith of Buddhism and also another attraction of Luang Prabang, is graduallly changed little by little. A handful people with a high determination to stay on in their houses are left behind are still be seen to give alms to monks. and to succeed the way of life and their ancestors.

It is believed that running business without reasonable permission might easily lead to the destruction of the old preserved sites of the city.
Officials from international organisations urge that all people in the World Heritage town should have to preserve their heritage as soon as possible rather than thinking only of money.

Source: kpl

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Wow! There are a lots of monks in Luanprabang. No wonder someone compare it with Vatican. 

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Yes, businessmen are ruining the old and traditional character of Luang Prabang town.  They are greedy.

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Wow... people from Laos, wake up! Don't let anyone destroy the value of your country just to make money!!!!!

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What I would like to see is cleaner roads, newer buildings (not you know, big ones, just cleaner) and just a cleaner look for the city. What Luang Phrabang should do is tell tourists to stop taking pictures of monks in the morning, I'm sure thats annoying as hell.

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