Ko Paen bamboo bridge.
Ko Paen bamboo bridge is the longest bamboo bridge in the world, and is rebuilt every year once the rainy season passes and the Mekong subsides to reveal the s...
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Ko Paen bamboo bridge is the longest bamboo bridge in the world, and is rebuilt every year once the rainy season passes and the Mekong subsides to reveal the sandy banks below. Almost a kilometre long and made entirely of blonde bamboo poles, the bridge remains until it is submerged and washed away again every year when the Mekong, flush with snows from the Himalayas, surges again.
With a modern government-funded bridge being built up the river, 2017 could be the last year for this bamboo masterpiece.
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With a modern government-funded bridge being built up the river, 2017 could be the last year for this bamboo masterpiece.
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Feb, 2018Views
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