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Tchao Anouvong Cave
Tchao Anouvong Cave[1] is a cave located about 3 km (2 miles) from Anouvong town, Xaisomboun province,[2] Laos. It is located on the Nam Ja (Ja River), on the No. 5 road to go to Long Tieng and Sam Thong, and at the bottom of a rocky mountain cliff. The width of the entrance to the cave is about 15 meters wide and 5 meters high. The height and width of the interior are gradually reduced to 2 and then 1 meter depending on the location. The total length of the cave is about 100 meters long, then leads to the 2 exits on the other side of the cliff.
History
[edit]From the inside, this cave should have existed for thousands of years. But no one talked about it before the occupation of the kingdoms of Vientiane, Champasak, and Luang Prabang by the Siamese. The story of this cave reached people's ears only when the Siamese controlled all the kingdoms, then Tchao Anouvong did not know where to hide, then he took refuge in this cave to escape death. That is why this cave is called today the cave of Tchao Anouvong.
In April 1974, a group of students from Samthong College and some teachers from Dongdok University entered and visited it out of curiosity. At that time, there were still many ice crystals sparkling everywhere in the cave. My classmates and I don't need to have a torch in our hands to walk and look at the beauty of the crystals that shone like stars in the cave. The ice that shone back then has all disappeared like melted snow, there is nothing left today.
Etymology
[edit]Tchao means prince Nam means River
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- ^ "Xaysomboun: an ideal place for a winter excursion". Asians New Network/authors=by Vientiane Times press. Retrieved 2024-02-11.