Sites of Interest in Xiengkhuang Province

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Continuing with our series on our recent Thailand/Laos trip, we’re going to show you some other interesting sites in Xiengkhuang Province.

Wat Phiawat, Xiengkhuang Laos

This is Wat Phiawat, otherwise known as the “Chief of Temples.”  This temple was used for royal ceremonies, and not only was the biggest temple in Xiengkhuang town, it was also the oldest.  Wat Phaiwat was completely destroyed by bombs during the war.

Wat Phiawat, Xiengkhuang Laos

Not much is left standing.

Wat Phiawat, Xiengkhuang Laos

Wat Phiawat, Xiengkhuang Laos

Wat Phiawat, Xiengkhuang Laos

Wat Phiawat, Xiengkhuang Laos

One of the remaining columns.

Wat Phiawat, Xiengkhuang Laos

Wat Phiawat, Xiengkhuang Laos

On the far left you can see the only remaining section of the temple wall.

Demolished Hospital, Laos

The next place we went to was a demolished hospital.  This was part of Xiengkhuang town (Muang Phuan), which was the biggest and oldest town in the entire province.  The whole town was destroyed by the war and very little of it is left standing today.  This hospital is one of the few things left standing.

Demolished Hospital, Laos

While onsite, I noticed a GIS control point.  This reminds me to tell you that all of these photographs are geotagged.  You may click on any photograph and visit the Flickr page where you will find a link to a map.  I will geotag this article with the coordinates of the first photograph in this series.  By the way, there are more photographs that I haven’t used in this article so you may view them all in our Plain of Jars Flickr set.

Demolished Hospital, Laos

Demolished Hospital, Laos

Demolished Hospital, Laos

Demolished Hospital, Laos

Demolished Hospital, Laos

Demolished Hospital, Laos

Ancient Stupa, Laos

Within sight of the hospital above, is this stupa.

Ancient Stupa, Laos

Made out of bricks, no one was able to tell us anything about it.

Ancient Stupa, Laos

Ancient Stupa, Laos

Ancient Stupa, Laos

Ancient Stupa, Laos

We saw some Lao people shooting photos up on the stupia.

Ancient Stupa, Laos

This photo doesn’t quite convey how dangerous being up there really is.

Ancient Stupa, Laos

One slip – and it’s all over.

Ancient Stupa, Laos

Demolished Town of Xiengkhuang, Laos

This last shot is a small billboard that explains how the entire town was destroyed in the war.

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