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Located 30 km southeast of Phonsavan. This
town was once the Royal Capital and the centre of the Phuan Kingdom. Some might
describe it as a shadow of its former self and they would be quite accurate in
doing so. A few French colonial buildings still remain in the town centre
alongside Watt Is Phum- home to a sitting Buddha. On the outskirts the ancient
stupas tower over the city and the vistas surrounding the structures are well
worth the hike. A few kilometers beyond the old capital, near the village of Ban
Phai, lies a jar site; the jars are located just off an old dirt road and,
unlike the jars at the three main sites, strangely enough they're built from
granite.
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