Kuang Si Falls
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The Kuang Si Falls or Kuang Xi Falls (Lao: ນ້ຳຕົກຕາດ ກວາງຊີ), alternatively known as the Tat Kuang Si Waterfalls, is a three-tiered waterfall about 29 kilometers (18 mi) south of Luang Prabang. The journey takes 53 minutes from Luang Prabang city centre. The waterfalls are a favorite side trip for tourists in Luang Prabang, and begin in shallow pools atop a steep hillside. These lead to the main fall with a drop of 60 meters (200 ft).[1]
They are accessed via a trail to a left of the falls. The water flows into a turquoise blue pool before continuing downstream. The many cascades of Kuang Si are not typical of waterfalls, adding to the attractiveness.
The locals charge a nominal admission fee of 60,000 kip to visit the site.[2] Most of the pools are open to swimming (although at least one is closed as being a sacred site).
History
[edit]Kuang Si waterfall[3][4][5] is located about 29 kilometers south of Luang Prabang city[6]. The river that rises and flows into Tad Kuang Si waterfall is called Nam "Si" or Si River. The distance between its source and Tad Kuang Si waterfall is about 10 kilometers.
The source of Nam SI is located at the foot of the mountains where the Lao Soung (Hmong) and Lao Theung (Khmu) hill tribes once lived. Their villages were called Ban Nong Thouk, Ban Hin Oih and Ban Nam Ork (Exited). At the bottom of the waterfall is the village called Ban Tad. Due to slash-and-burn rice farming in the mountains and valleys by Hmong and Khmu farmers, the Nam Si River experienced drought. After 1975, the Lao government relocated the hill tribes to other places in the area to restore natural resources. Only a few straw houses still remain around this place for foreign tourists.
Etymology
[edit]Tad means 'Waterfall ; Nam means Water ; Kuang means Deer ; Si is the river name .
Gallery
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Kuang Si Falls with submerged tree in turquoise water -
Kuang Si Falls and its emerald water pools -
Kuang Si waterfalls, near Luang Prabang
References
[edit]- ^ DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Cambodia & Laos. Dorling Kindersley Limited. 1 June 2011. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-4053-4985-7. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Coupletraveltheworld, Nadia (August 30, 2018). "Kuang Si Falls - why you MUST visit + killer photo tips". Couple Travel the World. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ "Kuang Si Waterfalls, the best and most enchanting falls in the world". Tropadvisor/authors=by William C. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "Kuang Si Waterfalls in Luang Prabang, Laos". RetreaTours.com. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "Tat Kuang Si Waterfall - Luang Prabang". roasn.com/. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "Les cascades de Kuang Si". luangprabang-laos.com. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
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19°44′57″N 101°59′30″E / 19.74917°N 101.99167°E
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