Chao Anouvong cave(ຖ້ຳ ເຈົ້າ ອານຸວົງ)[1] [2][3][4][5] is located about 3 km (2 miles) from Anouvong district, Xaisomboun province,[6] Laos. The cave location is on the bank of Nam Ja (Ja River), on Route No. 5 to go to Phou Bia. Long Tieng, and Sam Thong. It is at the foot of a rocky cliff. Visitors who come to visit the touristic summit of Phou Bia Mountain, 2,819 m (9,249 ft) high in Xaisomboun province, can also visit Chao Anouvong cave. It is on the road leading to Phou Bia Mountain from Anouvong district of Xaisomboun province.
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The width at the entrance of the cave is about 15 meters wide and 4 meters high. The height and width of the footpath inside are gradually reduced depending on the location. The total length of the cave is about 100 meters long, then leads to the 2 exits on the other side of the cliff.
History
This cave is named Chao Anouvong cave in memory of prince Anou, Anu, known as Chao Anou or Chao Anouvong who was born in 1767 in Vientiane and died in 1828 in Thailand by the Siamese army, Royal Thai Army. This name is in honor of Prince Chao Anou who fought the Siamese from 1826 - 1828 as rebellion for the independence of the kingdom of Vientiane and kingdom of Champasak.
Chao Anouvong cave (ຖ້ຳ ເຈົ້າ ອານຸວົງ), has existed for thousands of years, but no one had discovered and told it until the Siamese occupied the kingdom of Vientiane and Champasak, see Lao rebellion (1826–1828), in paragraph Second Phase (August - December 1828} against the Siamese armies.[7] This cave only surfaced to public's ears years later, after the Siamese conquered the kingdoms of Vientiane and Champasak. At that time, Anouvong hided in one of the caves that is in this location, Xiangkhouang province (present-day Xaisomboun province) to escape death. From then on, this cave is now called Chao Anouvong cave.
In April 1974, there were still sparkling ice crystals all over the cave, but nothing remains today. The crystals that sparkled at that time have disappeared like melted snow, and nothing remains inside.
Etymology
Tchao means prince Nam means River.
See also
References
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