Xang Khong and Xieng Lek Village

   Ban Xang Kong and Ban Xieng Lek are well known villages which produce Posa paper made from mulberry bark and also a style of silk weaving which is very different from others in Laos. You can watch the villagers making Posa paper (from mulberry bark) and weaving traditional textiles. You’ll see this paper around town at the markets, as menus in restaurants and a visit to Ban Xieng Lek and Ban Xang Khong gives you the opportunity to understand first-hand the way it is made.
   Where are these villages? 3 kilometers to the north of Luang Prabang , across the Nam Khan river. These villages can be reached by tuk tuk (though you will need to cross by the new bridge) and by bicycle (old bridge) or even on foot( bamboo bridge). After crossing the old bridge, turn first left and follow the road as it turns north along the Mekong River. You’ll see craft shops and probably the mulberry paper drying outside in the sun as you approach.