Talk:Wat Xieng Thong

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Need to add tourism section.

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Wat Xieng Thong is a Buddhist temple on the northern tip of the peninsula of Luang Prabang, Laos. Built between 1559 and 1560 by King Setthathirath, it is one of the most important Lao monasteries, and remains a significant monument to the spirit of religion, royalty and traditional art. The temple was spared damage during the sacking of the city in 1887, because the Black Flag leader, Đèo Văn Trị, had studied there as a monk in his early life and used it as his headquarters. Photograph credit: Basile Morin Recently featured: Jupiter and Io White-throated kingfisher Alice Roosevelt Longworth Archive More featured pictures