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A fisherman casts his net in the Mekong, Huay Xai, Laos.
The 4800Km-long Mekong is at the heart of the developing nation's economy and identity.It is home to an impressive variety of fish (est. 1600 species) and provides vital irrigation in the culture of rice in Lao PDR and in the greater Greater Mekong Subregion, encompassing the chinese provinces of Yunnan, Guangxi, Burma, Lao PDR, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
The 4800Km-long Mekong is at the heart of the developing nation's economy and identity.It is home to an impressive variety of fish (est. 1600 species) and provides vital irrigation in the culture of rice in Lao PDR and in the greater Greater Mekong Subregion, encompassing the chinese provinces of Yunnan, Guangxi, Burma, Lao PDR, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.