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Wat Xieng Thong(c. 1560)

Luang Prabang

Wat Xieng Thong is one of the oldest temples in Laos. It was constructed around 1560 by King Setthathirat, ruler of Laos from 1548-1571. The temple sits at the junction of the Mekong river and the Nam Khan, a smaller stream. Many legends have been told about this site. Among them is the belief that the two rivers flowing together represent the union of two nagas (guardian spirits in the form of water snakes). In popular belief, it is also the site where two hermits placed boundary stones marking off the Luang Prabang settlement. Another legend deals with Chanthapanit, a betel merchant who founded a palace here and established himself as the first king of Luang Prabang.

Until the communist takeover, the Kings of Laos were crowned here in grand ceremony. In the 1960s, the temple was completely restored using new materials installed with the help of famous craftsmen from all over Laos. The whole surface of the temple, inside and out, was decorated with numerous paintings and glass designs illustrating passages from the Ramayana. The building was abandoned during the communist regime but has now been opened to visitors.


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Francesco Sinibaldi 14-Feb-2023 16:52
Le souffle des pensées.
( other version )

Je trouve dans
l'aube du matin
la douce atmosphère
d'une saison pleine
de grâce et alors,
quand le chant
de la neige revient
tendrement où l'eau
disparaît j'écoute,
en silence, la rime
des oiseaux...

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 08-Oct-2022 20:21
While death is walking alone.
( third version )

Like fear that
is shown in
the sound of
a permanent
weeping, through
the light of
frightened eyes
and then in
the shades of
a sullen present:
here comes the
death, carefully
dressed while
a different smile
is describing
the pain.

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 02-Apr-2022 12:16
El país de los juguetes.

Ese dulce
sonido viene,
suavemente, como
el gozo que
recuerda la melodía
de los primeros
años, con el
fresco retrato
de la nueva
mañana.

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 02-Mar-2022 16:47
La rose et l'innocence.
( other version )

Si le soleil
parvient sur les
yeux d'un rêve
fugitif la tendre
jeunesse, décrite
par un chant qui
semble perpétuel,
exprime l'harmonie
des cœurs pleins
de grâce...

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 30-Jan-2022 13:24
With a lively sound.

In the flight
of a swallow
there's the
natural sweetness
of a fugitive
instant, with
the sound
of a melody
that always
remains in the
heart of the
sky.

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 28-Nov-2021 13:17
La générosité des sourires.

Je chante la
générosité des
sourires matinaux,
avec une poésie
qui regarde le
ruisseau et les
yeux du soleil
quand la feuille
disparaît...

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 04-Nov-2021 16:52
The candor of the summer.
( other version )

Melancholy
leaves me giving
the rhymes of
the joyful birdies
and just for the
season happiness
returns in the
light of her smile,
with a cheerful
sensation of
a loving present.

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 04-Nov-2021 16:52
The candor of the summer.
( other version )

Melancholy
leaves me giving
the rhymes of
the joyful birdies
and just for the
season happiness
returns in the
light of her smile,
with a cheerful
sensation of
a loving present.

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 17-Oct-2021 12:20
La nieve delicada en primavera.

Como una
sonrisa que brilla
en la ternura
de un niño triste
y desolado, como
la muerte de
un sol silente
y lleno de pasión,
como la nieve
en el invierno
umbroso y fugitivo....

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 02-Sep-2021 15:53
La claridad de la mañana.
( other version )

La limpidez
del nuevo día
aparece constante
como un dulce
recuerdo que
invoca el amor:
siento el sonido
de las aves felices,
veo una mujer
lavar sus vestidos
en las límpidas
aguas del fresco
torrente...

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 17-Jul-2021 12:40
El sonido de la flauta mágica.

El hombre
descubre la gracia
de la rima
gozosa, y como
esta se extiende
regalando la
vida, la flor en
el prado describe
ese canto.

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 15-Jun-2021 15:53
La recherche des sons désolés.
( other version )

Le soleil limpide
du nouveau matin
paraît fugitif
comme une
tendre lumière
qui tombe tout
à coup dans
le vent automnal,
ce souffle infini
qui rappelle la
jeunesse: elle veut
être embrassée, elle
exprime, dans la
grâce de ses yeux,
la tendresse de
l'amour.

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 27-May-2021 15:50
That memory.
( other version )

In the light
of an apparent
peace there's
a writing, a feeble
illusion and an
intimate feeling
that covers the
darkness and the
breath of a pain...

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 29-Apr-2021 15:47
Le profil de la soirée.

Dans le cœur
du soir un
nuage disparaît
comme l'image
du soleil qui
s'enfuit dans la
pénombre.

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 29-Apr-2021 15:47
In a clear sun.

Like the breath
of the morning
stillness, like
a delicate
sadness in the
youth of your
smile...

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 05-Apr-2021 12:58
That memory.
( other version )

In the light
of an apparent
peace there's
a writing, a feeble
illusion and an
intimate feeling
that covers the
darkness and the
breath of a pain...

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 09-Mar-2021 16:45
Taciturn quietness.

In the breath,
in the sunshine,
in a luminous
singing walking
alone near a
delicate dream,
in the tears
of your care...

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 16-Feb-2021 16:44
La neige rappelle l'harmonie.

Les cheveux
peignent la chanson
de la vie pendant
que le souffle du
soleil vient très
heureux pour
marcher avec
toi.

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 10-Jan-2021 13:58
La fleur et cette rose.
( other version )

Quelle douce
sensation quand
une lueur infinie
pénètre dans mon
cœur en donnant
la joie: dans le
sourire d'une
femme délicate
j'observe le soleil,
le souffle de la
vie et un clair
avenir...

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 13-Dec-2020 16:45
Fine week.

The sunshine
appears near
a prudent leaf,
in the heart
of a country,
where a tender
profile is a
persuasive care...

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 13-Dec-2020 16:45
Fine week.

The sunshine
appears near
a prudent leaf,
in the heart
of a country,
where a tender
profile is a
persuasive care...

Francesco Sinibaldi