1) That Ing Hang Stupa
Built in the middle of the 16th century, That Ing Hang is considered as the second pilgrimage destination after Wat Phu – Champasak in southern Laos. According to local people, the old stupa used to have a large cave. At that time, an old monk appeared in a mysterious way, daily leaning back meditation leaning on Hang tree. One day the old monk ascended into the posture sitting meditation. The monastery was erected on the monastery’s roof. Local people think that this is a sacred Buddhist land.
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That Ing Hang attracts tourists to visit and travel Laos not only by the well-known spiritual but also unique architecture of the temple. The temple can be seen from above on a rectangular, four-sided brick fence. Inside the fence are four covered corridors, yellow terracotta Buddha statues arranged straight in the corridor. Around the corners, the door is a round statue of sandstone or elaborate ornamental wood carvings, depicting the Buddha meditating in the lotus, birds, flowers and snakes are also present here.
2) Wat Sainyaphum
Wat Sainyaphum is the second destination you should visit when traveling to Savannakhet. This is a magnificent temple located in the heart of capital Savanakhet. According to the information, the temple was built in 1542, there was a delegation of more than 200 practitioners and temples.
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Wat Sainyaphum is famous throughout the country is the school of Sanskrit Buddhist training monks. Going to the temple, visitors can go on pilgrimage, visit the temple and enjoy the pure and peaceful atmosphere. Obviously, all the worries of life will disappear when tourists come here.
3) Heuan Hinh (Stone House)
Heuan Hinh is a completely built monolithic stone house that is about the same as the architecture of a temple. Heuan Hinh stone was built and designed in 553 BC, according to the Cham or Angkor style. Even though it is located in a remote area, it is an attractive place apealling various visitors. Heuan Hinh attracts tourists who love to explore nature from many places.
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4) The Dinosaur Museum
In 1936, a French geologist, Jousé Heilman Hoffet, discovered the skeleton of a dinosaur, 15 meters long and 90 million years old in the Tang Vay village, Muong PhaLan of Savanakhet.
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However, it was not until the early 1990s, with great efforts in the Lao-French collaboration, that new researchers mounted the fossil record of the area.
Despite this, the dinosaur museum in Savannakhet was still constructed for preserving the dinosaur skeleton discovered by Jousé Heilman Hoffet.
Additionally, the Dinosaur Museum is a museum where exhibits weapons and images memories of the anti-American echoes of the Pathet Lao.
In addition to the above mentioned tourist attractions, Savannakhet also has many beautiful scenery of gentle rivers, green trees, or cotton fields … and the friendly people here. There are a lot of charming attractions are waiting for you to explore.
Explore more attractions: Golden Buddha (Phu Salao); Li Phi falls; Si Phan Don (4000 Islands); Wat Luang; Champasak Historical Heritage museum; Bolaven Plateau; Wat Phou; Things to do in Pakse
