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“The Land of a Million Elephants” Washington Post (free registration required)
“Wat Xieng Thong” asiaforvisitors.com
“What's a Wat?” GORP / Away.com
“Luang Prabang” wordtravels.com / Globe Media Ltd.
“Destination: Laos - Simplicity along the Mekong” Los Angeles Times (free registration required)
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 24 attractions in Luang Prabang
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Traveler Description: Laos' most enchanting temple was built in 1560.
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Attraction type: Religious site, Architectural building
Address: Luang Prabang
Laos

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4 of 5 stars
Travel_bugle   46 contributions
London
Sep 7, 2009

This is quite a cool temple so worth a visit if you're around Luang Prabang, although it doesn't stand out as majorly different to other temples. more

“必ず行くところです”
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4 of 5 stars
hiroakick   10 contributions
さいたま
Google Translation
Oct 22, 2008

入場料は２００００キープ（２００８年） ただし、早朝と夜に行けばタダです。 広い広場は、お祭り（ピーマイラオとか... more

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