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Cho Fa: Wat Xiang Thong
Keywords : Laotian Art, Sim, gable apex
| Artwork alternative name | - |
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| Site common name | Wat Xiang Thong |
| Site alternative name | - |
| Type of artwork | Architecture |
| Village | - |
| Province/City | Luang Prabang |
| State | Luang Prabang |
| Country | Laos |
| Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 19.8975239 Long : 102.1431057 |
| History of production | Wat Xian Thing is considered the most important temple in Luang Phra Bang. It is located in the area where Khan river meets Klong river. According to the history, it was established by king Chiachettha. However, sim and other buildings are dated aroun 23-25 centuries BE. |
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| Art | Sim at Wat Xian Thong is the most complete sim in Lan Chang art of Luang Phra Bang school of art. At the ridge of the roof, there is a gable apex or the copy of Meru mouth. This symbilises that sim is the center of the universe surrounded by 7 Suttaboribhan mountains of different heights. At the edge, there is a universal mountain and at the bottom, there is fish ti represent the ocean. Such representation of Meru always appears in paintings both in Myanmese and Thai arts. This may be the model of the gable apex in Lan Chang art. |
| School | Luang Phra Bang |
| Period | Historical Period |
| Art period | Lanchang |
| Age | 23 -24 centuries BE. |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Sect | Theravada |
| Religion and belief | - |
| Related artwork | - |
| Type of License | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) |
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| Rights | Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre |
| Date of record creation | 2015-02-00 |
| Record creator | Chedha Tingsanchali |
