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Travel || Check-in at Wat Xieng Thong, a temple popular with foreign tourists in Laos

|| Check-in at Wat Xieng Thong, a temple popular with foreign tourists in Laos. Wat Xieng Thong is just across the road from the Jade Buddha Temple Cross the road and you're at the Jade Buddha Temple Wat Xieng Thong is a temple of great significance There are a total of 6840 Buddha statues in the temple It was the only temple spared from the war during the foreign feudal dynasty's invasion of Laos in 1827-1828 Wat Xieng Thong was built in 1818 under the leadership of the last king of the Vientiane Dynasty, Anouvong Coordinates: Wat Xieng Thong Operating Hours: Monday to Sunday 08:00-16:00 Touring time: 1-2 hours Average consumption: Ticket 30000 Kip Location: 8 minutes by car from the hotel I stayed at, the Dao Wei Hotel Tuk-tuk 30000 Kip Approximately 10 RMB Wat Xieng Thong has a Zen room temple with King Pesalat There are scriptures inside The walls are painted with exquisite patterns and designs There is a corridor around the temple Each corridor wall has Buddha statues made of clay, wood, and pollen, totaling 6840 These Buddha statues are very popular with foreign tourists Especially the French and Koreans Wat Xieng Thong was built with reference to the Golden Mountain Temple in Thailand The outer part of the temple is newly built Mainly for the monks to live and eat There are also many national flowers of Laos - frangipani Coconut trees, banana trees, and mango trees, etc. There are also many large and small stupas These stupas are the tombs of the ancestors of the local wealthy families And each stupa has a picture of the worldly person This is also a symbol of the physical body of the worldly family It is recommended not to take pictures If you want to take a good overall picture, take it from a distance Close-up is not auspicious There are benches in the temple for monks and tourists to rest and relax The chairs are printed with exquisite patterns and old texts It's a sight to see and you'll want to rest for a while Under the dam tree, there are skilled artists from Laos With just one carving knife, they can paint the vivid natural scenery of Laos And the unique cultural charm Friends who like it can take one Prices range from 100,000 to 1,000,000 Kip Laos is a country of Buddha culture Walking through different historical periods during the trip In temples of different scales In addition to enjoying the solemnity, you can also feel a different kind of tranquility
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Posted: Feb 13, 2024
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