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	Muang Sua - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the second half of the eighth century, Nanzhao intervened frequently in the affairs of the principalities of the middle Mekong Valley, resulting in the occupation of Muang Sua in 709.
		Chanthaphanit, the local ruler of Sayfong, moved north to Muang Sua and was accepted peacefully as ruler after the departure of the Nanzhao administrators.
		Lan Xang extended from the border of China to Sambor below the Mekong rapids at Khong Island and from the Vietnamese border to the western escarpment of the Khorat Plateau.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Muang_Sua (862 words)

	Laos - Power Centers in the Middle Mekong Valley
		In the seventh century, a northwesterly migration of Thais from their region of origin in northwestern Tonkin brought to the Ta-li region in what is present-day Yunnan, China, a successor state to the Ai Lao kingdom.
		In the second half of the eighth century, Nan-chao intervened frequently in the affairs of the principalities of the middle Mekong Valley, resulting in the occupation of Muang Sua in 709.
		Canthaphanit, the local ruler of Xay Fong, moved north to Muang Sua and was accepted peacefully as ruler after the departure of the Nan-chao administrators.
	www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-7745.html (762 words)

	Laos - HISTORY
		These prethirteenth-century structures consisted of small confederative communities in river valleys and among the mountain peoples, who found security away from the well-traveled rivers and overland tracks where the institutions and customs of the Laotian people were gradually forged in contact with other peoples of the region.
		The French thus reestablished a political entity in the middle Mekong Valley extending from China to the Khong falls on the Cambodian border that owed allegiance to neither Vietnam nor Siam, thereby eluding Vietnamese claims to Laos, whose historical basis they had verified in the archives in Hué.
		Detachment of the administration of the left-bank territories from Annam was justified on grounds of budgetary necessity in the new French Indochina.
	www.mongabay.com /reference/country_studies/laos/HISTORY.html (18340 words)

	Wildside Asia - Media Wetdawg index
		For most, fish caught in the Mekong made up the bulk of their families protein intake yet all noted with concern that catches had diminished significantly in recent years.
		It was fed by the Mekong yet it contained none of the traits that I had come to know and deeply respect throughout the journey.
		Although slightly disappointed that it would no longer be possible to kayak every inch of the Mekong, I was also relieved that there was a convenient path with which to bypass the rapid as anyone who entered it, regardless of their kayaking or rafting ability would be lucky to come out the other side alive.
	www.wildside-asia.com /wetasschronicles_8.htm (11786 words)

	House in Thailand Isaan Real Estate \| House \| Land \| Surin Ubon Khorat Surin Korat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The province is located in the valley of the Mekong river.
		The province (spelled Srisaket or Sisaket) is located in the valley of the Mun river, a tributary of the Mekong.
		In the north of the Surin province is the valley of the Mun river, a tributary of the Mekong.
	www.isaanrealestate.com (1184 words)

	Wildside Asia - Media Wetdawg 4
		As far as I know their expedition and my own are the only two attempts to explore the entire Mekong valley since the failed French Mekong Expedition in 1866.
		To their distress they were also forced to leave the Mekong Valley through much of the Tibetan section because the roads that they were told were bike-able through the area did not exist.
		For most, fish caught in the Mekong make up the bulk of their families' protein intake yet all noted with concern that catches had diminished significantly in recent years.
	www.wildside-asia.com /wetdawg8.htm (2558 words)

	In the footsteps of Joseph Rock: 01 May 2005
		He stayed in a loft from which opium smokers had been evicted and he marvelled at the clear country air at 9,000 feet, the stars overhead (there were holes in the ceiling) and the strange bunches of beans and white blocks of yeast stored in the room.
		And it is this narrowness of the valleys that has given the Mekong and Nu canyons their unique mode of transport - the cable crossings of rivers, like the flying fox.
		In the north are the Tibetans, to the east were the mountain tribes of Burma, and each of the valleys had its own mixture of minorities: the Lisu and Naxi in the Mekong valley, the Nu and the Drung in the Salween valley.
	drjosephrock.blogspot.com /2005_05_01_drjosephrock_archive.html (5535 words)

	First Descent of the Mekong River by Mick O'Shea on WetDawg.com
		After crossing the Yangtze valley we steadily gained altitude through thick stands of old growth pine in the 3 parallel rivers world heritage site before eventually passing above the tree line and over a 4200 meter pass into the Mekong valley.
		This incredible area where the Mekong, Salweeen and the Yangtze flow parallel with each other through some of the deepest gorges on earth is also one of the most diverse bio-regions on the planet.
		Times the volume of water they paddled in the Mekong x 3 and one can logically expect a style of white water that can only be found at a select few locations on earth.
	www.wetdawg.com /pages/whitewater/kayaking_mekong/dispatch7_ww.php (2841 words)

	Amazon.com: The Mekong: Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future: Books: Milton Osborne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The author admits that the enormous power and potential of the Mekong River is his obsession, begun when he was a foreign service officer and subsequently cultivated through four decades of traveling and living in Southeast Asia.
		Osborne is not very effective when attempting to link early and modern history by describing the problems that occurred in times of war, in the 1950s and throughout the 1970s, for example, when the depletion of forests, extensive flooding, and the erosion of topsoil became political issues.
		The Mekong, at one point or another, serves as a national border for five natinos adn crosses the soverign territory of a sixth.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0871138069?v=glance (2857 words)

	History-1
		According again to the Chinese sources, Funan was replaced as the leading power in the Mekong valley by one of its vassals, the Khmer state of Zhenla, which was centered round Bassac in southern Laos.
		Mekong expedition of Doudart de Lagree and francis Garnier arrives in Louangphrabang, 1867; Siam contends with France, which established protectorate over Vietnam, to extend influence in Indochina; France eventually installs Auguste Pavie in Louangphrabang as first vice consul, February 1887.
		During the 12th century, the Khmers to the west invaded the southern portion of Champa and occupied the Mekong delta.
	www.usmta.com /history-1.htm (2688 words)

	Mekong River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		As a result of these expeditions, there were several hypotheses put forward with regard to the location of the river's source, and the river's length was estimated to be between 4,200 and 4,880 km.
		The Mekong River valley covers 810,000 square km, where China's southwestern region borders southeastern and southern Asia.
		The river valley is relatively underdeveloped, but there is huge potential for economic and trade cooperation with China.
	www.chinapage.com /river/mekong/mekong01.html (555 words)

	Travel Places
		From the fertile lowlands of the Mekong River valley to the rugged Annamite highlands, Laos is the highlight of southeast Asia.
		Vientiane, as all of Lao's major cities, is situated on the Mekong river which forms the lifeline of the country.
		Luang Prabang was the capital of the Lane Xang kingdom from 1354 A.D. It is surrounded by mountains at the junction of the Mekong and its tributary, the Khan river.
	www.travelplaces.co.uk /travelplaces/mr-stopovers-laos.htm (2296 words)

	Laos : History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Mekong River valley and the Korat Plateau, which encompass substantial parts of Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, were inhabited as long as 10.000 years ago.
		Upon the death of the heirless Surya Vongsa, a three-way stuggle for the throne preceded the breakup of Lan Xang.
		The Mekong could not be navigated and the majority of the country was comprised of rugged mountains.
	www.thaitourism.com /LA/info_history.asp (4203 words)

	Mekong River Valley - Total Battlefield 2 Forums
		Also if you are not using the MeKong River from the TotalBF2 Map Pack 1 - You do not have the final version.
		the mekong river map we played in the battle last nite was surly the most intense we have played yet in the BF2 21CW campaigns.
		Excellent map, it was awesome to run with your squad in the jungle and lay down to ear the enviroment, or use the grass to hide in close combat...
	www.totalbf2.com /forums/showthread.php?t=46512 (641 words)

	Laos - EARLY HISTORY
		The most important river route was the Mekong because its many tributaries allowed traders to penetrate deep into the hinterland, where they bought products such as cardamom, gum benzoin, sticklac, and many foods.
		The smaller but also important Mon kingdom of Dvaravati (through which Theravada Buddhism reached Laos in the seventh and eighth centuries) was centered in the lower Menam Valley beginning in the fifth century.
		877-89) and extended as far as the territories of Sipsong Panna on the upper Mekong.
	countrystudies.us /laos/4.htm (818 words)

	THAILAND AND LAOS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		An adventure through the rivers, forests and hills of Laos exploring the Mekong Valley before heading off to a romantic beach in southern Thailand.
		Cross the Mekong, before travelling down river by boat to Luang Prabang, staying en route at the remote Luang Say Lodge.
		Luang Prabang is a sleepy, charming town that lines both banks of the Mekong.
	www.scottdunn.com /holidays/holiday251.html (256 words)

	China: Yunnan #5
		This town, nestled in a valley high above the Mekong River, is the sort of place where you might meet a couple of yaks at the main intersection.
		Clouds drifted in and out, revealing views of villages, cliffs, the deep valley of the Mekong, then finally the river itself.
		Mekong River deep in its gorge on the left.
	www.arizonahandbook.com /Yunnan5.htm (1760 words)

	Journey to the Source of the Mekong
		Across a steep valley we were confronted by a formidable ridge of peaks, their jagged edges contrasting starkly with the bright blue sky beyond.
		The valley and its mountains were only of use to the academic, the geologist and the geographer, bringing little joy to its inhabitants.
		We had travelled three thousand miles by bicycle, several hundred by boat, along the Mekong to within a hundred miles of its source, to be defeated by the weather, handicapped by bicycle problems and finally caught by the law.
	www.justinwateridge.com /chapter11.htm (15006 words)

	Print
		In most of the Greater Mekong Sub-Region, this is the height of the hot and dry season, and residents revel in being able to douse one another with cold water to cool off.
		The vast and fertile Mekong Basin has suited rice-growing so well that today the region is the largest exporter of rice in the entire world.
		The grain has become so central to Mekong food culture that the most common term for `eat' in all five Mekong countries is literally `consume rice'.
	www.tatnews.org /common/print.asp?id=2126 (1222 words)

	Travel to Borikhamsay Bolikhamsai Khamouane tours tour operator Borikhamsay Bolikhamsai Khammouane Laos - Information ...
		Borikhamsay (or Bolikhamsai) province is located in the central Laos in the narrow "neck" with moderately high mountains sloping south west INTO the Mekong River valley.
		Khammouane is situated in the central part of Lao PDR with an area of moderately high mountains sloping down to the Mekong valley.
		The ferry across the Mekong from Nakorn Phanom, in Thailand runs all day between 0800 and 1700 on weekdays, with some restrictions at weekends.Nakorn Phanom has an airport that is served regularly by regular flights from Bangkok by Thai Airways International.
	www.threeland.com /Borikhamsay_khammouane.htm (580 words)

	Laos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The people live off The Mekong on either the fish they catch or the food they grow on the banks during the dry season.
		Set on the banks of the Mekong 3hrs north by boat from Luang Prabang, it is certainly the place to get away from it all.
		The Luang Say Cruise is possibly the most relaxing trip I have ever taken, you spend 2 days sitting on a boat relaxing, chatting with the other passengers and watching the locals getting on with their everyday life.
	www.scottdunn.com /world/Laos.html (632 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Northern Khorat Plateau moist deciduous forests (IM0138)
		This small ecoregion along the northern reaches of the Mekong River represents a transition from the dry forests of the Khorat Plateau to the moister forests of the Annamite Mountains.
		The floristic structure of mixed deciduous forests in the Mekong Valley of southern Laos and adjacent areas of northeastern Cambodia suggests an intermediate ecological habitat between more mesic semi-evergreen forests and more xeric deciduous dipterocarp forests.
		Human use of fisheries on the Mekong River is almost certainly unsustainable, and other forms of human use (e.g., recreation, ferry traffic) place added pressure on riparian habitats.
	worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0138_full.html (845 words)

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		Said to have been a son of a King of Tambralinga and to have claimed the throne by virtue of descent through his mother.
		Local chronicles credited him with the occupation of Mekong valley as far north as Chiengsen but archaeology shows no traces of it beyond Luang Prabang.
		They had fled lower Menam valley during Siamese invasions in the 13th century to settle in Cambodia, and were responsible for the introduction of Sihala Buddhism to the region.
	www.geocities.com /lee_mengkai/geo_cambodia.doc (998 words)

	The First Ever Full Mekong Descent By Kayak
		We followed the long frozen trail of ice that the locals call the Zacu down a wide valley that was lashed with freezing winds and bouts of snow.
		The affects of altitude sickness began to seriously take its toll on most of the team and morale was diminishing quickly as freezing winds tortured our bodies.
		From the earliest days of planning the Mekong First Descent it became apparent that the greatest physical and political obstacles to completing the expedition successfully would lay within the confines of Kham Tibet.
	www.outdooreyes.com /photosection23.php3 (346 words)

	SOS Children's Villages: Country Information on Laos
		The largest river, Mekong (Nam Kong), runs the entire length of the country in a north-south fashion forming the country's border with Thailand.
		In the Mekong River Valley, the highest temperatures occur between March and April (38°C) and the lowest between December and January (15°C).
		Around the 4th century BC, trade relations between the Indochina Peninsula and India developed; the centuries to follow saw the rise of a number of kingdoms in the Central Mekong Valley that would expand in territory and political power to finally cover the entire peninsula.
	www.sos-childrensvillages.org /html/country_information_on_laos.html (1142 words)

	Middle Mekong Dispatch
		swaying in the current was actually a king cobra attempting to swim across the Mekong.
		They had spent 3 full weeks in Jinghong attempting to get their imported kayaks out of customs and sorting out p permits to cross by kayak into Laos.
		To all the UXO teams in Laos keep up the great work and we certainly hope that after another 150 - 200 years (conservative estimate) you can successfully clean up the mess that has been left in Laos by miss guided US foreign policy.
	www.outdooreyes.com /photo126.php3 (2611 words)

	Laos - Table A. Chronology of Important Events
		Eighth-twelfth centuries Mon mandala of central Mekong region fall under Khmer domination; Theravada Buddhism spread by Mon monks.
		1867-87 Mekong expedition of Doudart de Lagrée and Francis Garnier arrives in Louangphrabang, 1867; Siam contends with France, which established protectorate over Vietnam, to extend influence in Indochina; France eventually installs Auguste Pavie in Louangphrabang as first vice consul, February 1887.
		May 1893 French military occupation of Lao territories east of the Mekong.
	www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-7734.html (1267 words)

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