The Lao people are a Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia, primarily inhabiting Laos and northeastern Thailand. They speak the Lao language, part of the Kra–Dai language family, and are the domin

Xishuangbanna, sometimes shortened to Banna, is one of the eight autonomous prefectures of Yunnan Province. This autonomous prefecture for Dai people lies in the extreme south of Yunnan province, Chin