The Chao Anouvong Park is a beautiful park of the city of Vientiane (Laos), located in the heart of the city, next to the banks of the Mekong River and the Presidential Palace in Vientiane. Chao Anouvong is a Green Park suitable for walks, sport, do some shopping, and admire the majestic statue of the King Chao Anouvong.

Chao Anouvong Park was built in the year 2010 to honor the memory of the King Chao Anouvong. The Park whose English name is Chao Anouvong Park is a Green Park of 14 hectares where the lawn is interspersed with concrete. Located in a area privileged in the center of Vientiane, Laotian, Chao Anouvong Park capital runs between the North Bank of the Mekong River, the night market in Vientiane and the Presidential Palace.

First thing in the morning it is common to find groups of people practicing Tai Chi, in the evenings many backpackers use Park Chao Anouvong to stop along the way and enjoy a beer beer lao.

Although it is planned to build a shopping mall and shops at Chao Anouvong Park, today you only have green areas and some Street stalls on the road between the Presidential Palace in Vientiane and the statue of King Chao Anouvong.

In fact one of the tours most recommended to enjoy the playground Chao Anouvong is start at the Presidential Palace and walk to the statue of King Chao Anouvong (which gives back to the city, since it is facing the Mekong River), once in the statue of the King, walk towards the West until the end of the promenade along the river, place where market night of Vientiane (night market) mounts each day.

On the other side of the Mekong River, in the distance, we have the neighboring country of Thailand. As you can see in the photo, some people come to the banks of the Mekong River as it passes through the Chao Anouvong Park to fish.