一、古代文学老挝是印度支那半岛上的一个内陆国家,也是我国山水相连的近邻。它幅员虽小,但美丽富饶,文化古老,历史悠久,在我国古籍中有详细的记载。老挝又是一个多民族的国家,由六十多个民族和部落组成,泰老族系中的主要民族老龙族(也称寮族、佬族)占全国人口的三分之二,居住在琅勃拉邦、万象至巴色一带的湄公河沿 I. Ancient Literature Laos is a landlocked country on the Indochina Peninsula and a neighboring country linked by landscapes. Although it is small in size, it is beautiful and rich, has an ancient culture and a long history and is well documented in ancient Chinese books. Laos is a multi-ethnic country composed of more than 60 ethnic groups and tribes. The main ethnic Laolong ethnic group (also known as Lao Lao ethnic group, also known as Lao Lao ethnic group) in the Thai-Lao ethnic group accounts for two-thirds of the entire population and lives in Langya Prabang, Vientiane to Pakse along the Mekong