Following a path past this large monastery leads to a shrine protecting a Buddha footprint.
老澳门六合彩开奖记录's must-see attractions
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Luang Prabang's best-known monastery is centred on a 1560 s菒m (ordination hall). Its roofs sweep low to the ground and there's a stunning 'tree of life'鈥
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Dominating the old city centre and a favourite with sunset junkies, the 100m-tall Phu Si (prepare your legs for a steep 329-step ascent) is crowned by a鈥
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Thirty kilometres southwest of Luang Prabang, Tat Kuang Si is a many-tiered waterfall tumbling over limestone formations into a series of cool, swimmable鈥
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The sobering UXO Laos Information Centre helps you get a grip on the devastation Laos suffered in the Second Indochina War and how nearly 40 years later鈥
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Wat Mai is one of the city's most sumptuous monasteries, its wooden s菒m (ordination hall) sporting a five-tiered roof in archetypal Luang Prabang style,鈥
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Set up by some Australian pioneers with no prior experience in farming, the Buffalo Dairy is now producing a range of delicious cheese and dairy products鈥
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The wide, multilevel cascade pools of this menthol-hued waterfall 15km southeast of Luang Prabang are a memorable sight from August to November. Unlike鈥
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Thirty-two kilometres west of the city, this slice of natural paradise reclaimed from a rubbish dump uses the forest and a stunning cascade as its鈥
Nearby Luang Prabang attractions
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This mysterious footprint close to Phu Si is one of many scattered around Southeast Asia, and is said to be that of the Buddha after he reached鈥
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This monastery close to That Chomsi features a number of gold Buddhas nestled into rocky clefts and niches.
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Over the gilded and carved wooden facade, Wat Pa Phai has a classic Tai鈥揕ao fresco depicting everyday scenes of late 19th-century Lao life.
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Footpaths lead back from the commercial main drag into a little oasis of palm-shaded calm around Heuan Chan, an authentic traditional longhouse on tree鈥
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In the old quarter, Wat Xieng Mouane's ceiling is painted with gold naga (river serpents) and the elaborate h谩ang th铆en (candle rail) has naga at either鈥
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The garden around the little Wat Choumkhong is particularly attractive when its poinsettia trees blush red. Built in 1843, the monastery takes its name鈥
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The sacred Pha Bang image, from which the city takes its name, is stored in this highly ornate pavilion that wasn't completed until 2011. The 83cm-tall,鈥
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A beautifully faded temple guarded by emerald nagas (river serpents) on its roof, supported by columns and with an illustrated ochre interior.