Lunch in the market

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Muang Sing is a small town of about 25,000 people yet it has a huge daily market that attracts people from the almost 100 villages that surround it.

There are over nine minority groups in Muang Sing District. As of 2000 there were some 68 Akha villages, 26 Tai Lue villages, 5 Tai Neua villages, 5 Yao villages, 3 Hmong villages and 1 Tai Dam village in the district.[6] These ethnic groups are classified in terms of altitude such as Lao lum (lowland Lao) and Lao sung (highland Lao).[6] There are also many ethnic Yunnanese people in the area, mainly traders. The Akha which comprise about 45%, speak Tibeto-Burman languages and are mostly found in the rural parts of the district, especially the hills, and the Tai Lu, 30% of the people, form the largest ethnic group living in the main town.

About Phou Iu II Guest House in Muang Sing Luang Namtha Province Laos