Muang Sing
Things to see and do
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The Tourism and Information Office
The Nam Ha Ecotourism Project has set up the Tourism and Information Office, including a guiding association for all treks led out of Muang Sing. The office is a terrific resource for visitors to the town, chock-full of detailed information about the town and its history, the ethnic minority groups ... read more
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The Morning Market
Despite running all day, the Morning Market in Muang Sing is at its most exiting first thing in the morning, not long after the sun has risen. People of all local ethnicities flock to snap up the freshest produce, the plumpest bird, the juiciest lizard, many resplendent in their colourful ... read more
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Muang Sing Exhibitions
The Exhibitions are held in an ornate wooden building in the Tai Lue style which sits on the corner of a crossroads in the centre of town. They regularly show different temporary exhibits such as professional photographs taken in the region. Of the permanent exhibition, on the ground floor there ... read more
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Phou That Lodge and Chiang Tung Stupa
Six kilometres out of Muang Sing on the road to Luang Nam Tha a large hill rises up out of the rice paddies crowned with a golden stupa called Chieng Tung, built in the style of Vientiane's That Luang. It is said to contain Buddha's Adam's apple. The large open space surrounding the stupa is the ... read more
