Vientiane, the capital of Laos, has been developing and expanding rapidly in the past decade, while there are still paddy fields on the outskirts of the city, where you can catch a sight of the rural landscape.

A farmer harvests rice in a paddy field in Meung Noy Village of Saysettha District in Lao capital Vientiane, Oct. 25, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)

 

A farmer harvests rice in a paddy field in Meung Noy Village of Saysettha District in Lao capital Vientiane, Oct. 25, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)

 

A farmer harvests rice in a paddy field in Meung Noy Village of Saysettha District in Lao capital Vientiane, Oct. 25, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)

 

Farmers harvest rice in a paddy field in Meung Noy Village of Saysettha District in Lao capital Vientiane, Oct. 25, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)