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Phonsavan >
Various Sites Around Phonsavan
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Various Sites Around Phonsavan
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Various locations around Phonsavan and Xieng Khouang. A destroyed temple, a bombed house, historic sites... The main picture is from the main street of Phonsavan.
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Type: Building
Status: Varies
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: worth the trip
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Address
Phonsavan, Xieng Khouang Province
Laos
Owner: -
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dehydration, UXO, animals
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The Plant of Jars is one of the most important historic and cultural treasures in Laos, if not the most important. Walking around the sites is a great way to spend a day. There's also a lot of smaller interesting things to be seen. A destroyed Russian tank, ruined buildings, local life, great scenery...
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local people will keep an eye on you
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towelettes drinking water
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Phonsavan was built in the mid 1970s after the old capital of Xieng Khouang was more or less completely destroyed during the fighting between the Pathet Lao and American backed anti-communist troops. Therefore the ruins in Xieng Khouang predate that. The Plant of Jars, however, is much older. The jars were used by an ancient Mon-Khmer race 1500-2000 years ago. Little is known about them and the people who built them. Anthropologists and archeologists have theorized that the jars may have been used as funeral urns or perhaps storage for food.
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It's pretty certain that the sites will remain as they are for a long time. Even though Phonsavan is not "off the beaten track", as a small, dusty town far away from everything it's not a tourist attraction.
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
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Photography |
8 / 10 |
Coolness |
7 / 10 |
Content Quality |
7 / 10 |
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 12/23/2016 6:57 PM.
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on Dec 23 16 at 18:57, Emperor Wang validated this location on Dec 23 16 at 18:57, Emperor Wang changed the following: Display Name on Aug 12 07 at 20:49, Emperor Wang validated this location on Aug 2 07 at 17:46, Tupsumato made this location available on Aug 2 07 at 17:45, Tupsumato updated the main picture on Aug 2 07 at 17:44, Tupsumato changed the following: Description on Aug 2 07 at 17:43, Tupsumato updated the main picture on Aug 2 07 at 17:39, Tupsumato changed the following: Display Name, Recommended Equipment on Aug 2 07 at 17:37, Tupsumato updated gallery picture phonsavan_16.jpg on Aug 2 07 at 17:36, Tupsumato updated gallery picture phonsavan_15.jpg
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