Showing posts with label Vang Xang. Show all posts
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Saturday, September 17, 2011

Vang Xang - Buddhas carved out of stone

Picture by thomaswanhoff

Vang Xang (Vang Sang) means "pond of elefants". The Buddha reliefs on cliffs here are said to date from the 10th to the 12th century after Christ, from the Angkor peroid. Near Ban Phone Savang. Read more about Lao Buddhist Sculpture.