Het Bun Dai Bun

Laos has not long been opened to foreigners and this is the first time that its most sacred city, Luang Prabang, has been explored in such depth. These breathtaking images reveal a world like no other -- especially its rituals and ceremonies. For centuries, these holy rites have encapsulated the spiritual life of a culture that the West is only now beginning to understand. Hans Berger received the full co-operation of the monks and laymen of Luang Prabang in creating his definitive portrait of one of the last citadels of the 'mysterious East'. With 190 duotone photographs.