Pakse ville intéressante pour sa proximité avec le plateau des bolovens ainsi que de Champasak et le Vat Phu. Il est aussi possible de passer en Thailande depuis cette ville. Voir notre site web pour notre carnet de route,des infos en lien avec cette vidéo ainsi que plusieurs photos. Dany thibault et Maryse Guévin Tour du monde http://mgdtasie.blogspot.com/

Wat Phou or Vat Phu is a ruined Khmer temple complex in southern Laos. It is located at the base of mount Phu Kao, some 6 km from the Mekong river in Champassak province. There was a temple on the site as early as the 5th century, but the surviving structures date from the 11th to 13th centuries. The temple has a unique structure, in which the elements lead to a shrine where a linga was bathed in water from a mountain spring. The site later became a centre of Theravada Buddhist worship, which it remains today. Wat Phu was initially associated with the city of Shrestapura, which lay on the bank of the Mekong directly east of mount Lingaparvata (now called Phu Kao).[1] By the latter part of the 5th century the city was already the capital of a kingdom which texts and inscriptions connect with both Chenla and Champa, and the first structure on the mountain was constructed around this time.[2] The mountain gained spiritual importance from the linga-shaped protuberance on its summit; the mountain itself was therefore considered the home of Shiva, and the river as representing the ocean or the Ganges River.[3] The temple was naturally dedicated to Shiva, while the water from the spring which emerges directly behind the temple was considered sacred. Wat Phu was a part of the Khmer empire, centred on Angkor to the southwest, at least as early as the reign of Yashovarman I in the early 10th century. Shrestapura was superseded by a new city in the Angkorian period, located directly south of the temple.[4] In the later period, the original buildings were replaced, re-using some of the stone blocks; the temple now seen was built primarily during the Koh Ker and Baphuon periods of the 11th century. Minor changes were made during the following two centuries, before the temple, like most in the empire, was converted to Theravada Buddhist use. This continued after the area came under control of the Lao, and a festival is held on the site each February. Little restoration work has been done, other than the restoration of boundary posts along the path. Wat Phou was designated a World Heritage Site in 2001. The site of Wat Pu A plan of Wat Phou: proportions and positions are approximate.Like most Khmer temples, Wat Phou is orientated towards the east. although the axis actually faces eight degrees south of due east, being determined primarily by the orientation of the mountain and the river. Including the barays it stretches 1.4 km east from the source of the spring, at the base of a cliff 100 m up the hill. 6 km east of the temple, on the west bank of the Mekong, lay the city, while a road south from the temple itself led to other temples and ultimately to the city of Angkor Approached from the city (of which little remains), the first part of the temple reached is a series of barays. Only one now contains water, the 600 by 200 m middle baray which lies directly along the temples's axis; there were further reservoirs north and south of this, and a further pair on each side of the causeway between the middle baray and the palaces. The two palaces stand on a terrace on either side of the axis. They are known as the north and south palaces or, without any evidence, the men's and women's palaces (the term "palace" is also a mere convention — their purpose is unknown). Each consisted of a rectangular courtyard with a corridor and entrance on the side towards the axis, and false doors at the east and west ends. The courtyards of both buildings have laterite walls; the walls of the northern palace's corridor are also laterite, while those of the southern palace are sandstone. The northern building is now in better condition. The palaces are notable chiefly for their pediments and lintels, which are in the early Angkor Wat style. The next terrace has a small shrine to Nandin (Shiva's mount) to the south, in poor condition. The road connecting Wat Phou to Angkor ran south from this temple. Continuing west, successive staircases lead up further terraces; between them stands a dvarapala which has come to be worshipped as king Kammatha, mythical builder of the temple. On the narrow next terrace are the remains of six small shrines destroyed by treasure-hunters. The path culminates in seven sandstone tiers which rise to the upper terrace and central sanctuary. The sanctuary is in two parts. The front section, of sandstone, is now occupied by four Buddha images, while the brick rear part, which formerly contained the central linga, is empty. Visit this trip at www.southlaostour.com

Sud du Laos

Trip to Champasak Lao,Konphapheng Vatphu...

Visit Laos University in Champasak Province of Southern of Laos PRR. Champasak University

Visit the highlights of South Laos PDR. Daily Departure from Bangkok to Ubolrachathani Province by Domestic Air , Train, Coach , We will ... all » take you and Passing to Chaongmek Border with connect to Pakse Champasak , Visit second world heritage of Laos Pdr. Vatphu, Liphi Fall, Khonephapeng Fall,Tadfane Fall, Hill Tribe

Champasak, Laos, biking, August 2006

Prêts pour le départ...

Una cena succulenta con i nostri amici italiani (Barbara, Cinzia e Francesco) ...e Flo si fa una cultura italofona!

Bij deze tempel in Champasak was het zo rustig en stil.

...pochi attimi prima del naufragio...

This group of islands In Champasak Province Laos, near Pakse, is beautiful. Well worth the ordeal to get there;-) On a small slow boat in the video.

On a slow boat

Le temple à l'autre bout du Mekong...

Kids playing around in Champasak village in Laos.

Sur la terrasse du Guesthouse

Een indruk van het alledaagse leven in een land wat pas kort geleden de grenzen opende na het communistische regime. De film van Augustijn Video Productions toont het land zoals het is. Eenvoudig, ongetemd ... Geniet van het dagelijks leven aan de oever van de Mekhong, de levendige markten en de altijd vriendelijk lachende gezichten. Hoogtepunten: - Chong Mek border: de levendige handel aan de grens zorgt voor een kleurrijk spektakel - cruise op de Mekhong:met de enige verharde weg in aanleg, biedt het water de enige comfortable manier van reizen - Wat Phu Champasak: een indrukwekkende Laotiaanse versie van de Thaise Khmer tempels - Khon Phapheng falls: met donderend geraas perst de Mekhong zich door de vernauwde hoogteverschillen - Alak Tribe: levend in het stenen tijdperk wordt bezoek van buiten argwanend ontvangen - Paksé: De grote markt, met zijn in onze ogen wat ongebruikelijke "vershoud methoden". - Bolaven Plateau: de hoogvlakte is bekend om zijn koffie-, rubber-, bananen plantages en natuurlijk zijn eenvoudige, maar levendige markten. www.augustijnvideoproductions.nl An impression of day to day life in a country which only recently opened up its borders after a communist regime. The film by Augustijn Video Productions shows the country as it is. Uncomplicated, unpolished, untamed .... Enjoy watching day to day life along the banks of the Mekhong river, the lively markets and indeed the ever smiling faces. Highlights: - Chong Mek border: lively trading at the border provides a colourful spectacle - cruising the Mekhong: the only hardened road still being under construction, water provides the only comfortable way of travelling - Wat Phu Champasak: an impressive Laotian version of the Thai Khmer temples - Khon Phapheng falls: with a thundering noise the Mekhong forces its way through the narrowing difference in heights - Alak Tribe: living in the "stone age", visitors from outside are received with a certain mistrust - Paksé: the big lively market, with its somewhat unusual methods of preserving shelflife - Bolaven Plateau: the plateau is reknown for its coffee-, rubber-, banana plantations and its simple, but cosy markets. www.augustijnvideoproductions.nl

Modern-day Laos has its roots in the ancient Lao kingdom of Lan Xang, established in the 14th Century under King FA NGUM. For three hundred years Lan Xang included large parts of present-day Cambodia and Thailand, as well as all of what is now Laos. After centuries of gradual decline, Laos came under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathet Lao took control of the government ending a six-century-old monarchy and instituting a strict socialist regime closely aligned to Vietnam. A gradual return to private enterprise and the liberalization of foreign investment laws began in 1986. Laos became a member of ASEAN in 1997. Capital: name: Vientiane geographic coordinates: 17 58 N, 102 36 E time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) Administrative divisions: 16 provinces (khoueng, singular and plural), 1 municipality* (kampheng nakhon, singular and plural); Attapu, Bokeo, Bolikhamxai, Champasak, Houaphan, Khammouan, Louangnamtha, Louangphrabang, Oudomxai, Phongsali, Salavan, Savannakhet, Viangchan (Vientiane)*, Viangchan, Xaignabouli, Xekong, Xiangkhoang https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/la.html

Beautiful natural water fall view from Champasak Laos ຕາດຟານ ຕາດເຍືອງ ຈຳປາສັກ

ThamHoiPhaKeo

Travelling to Wat Phu Champasak and Don Det-Don Khone to shoot our documentary....

lum sipundon from southern laos

Ja, es ist lang geworden, aber ich war ja auch länger als nen Monat da... ihr könnt es ja in Etappen gucken! Der Anfang ist aus Thailand (Suko Thai, Chiang Mai), der Rest ist Laos, von Huay Xai (Gibbon Experience), über Vieng Phoukha und Luang Prabang (wo ich zwischenzeitlich meine Kamera verlor) bis nach Vientiane und runter in den Süden, nach Savannaketh, Champasak und Si Phan Don. Ok, it's long, but you can watch it in Episodes, if you want...and anyway, it's just a bit playing with iMovie. The beginning is from Thailand, and than in a big Loop in Laos from Huay Xai to the north and down to Si Phan Don. Oh and of course, the Music is Maroon5 again...but Cambodia is Snow Patrol, perhaps you like that better!

wat phou Festival2008

wat phou Festival2008