Phonsavan
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Phonsavan (pop. 57,000) is the new capital of Xieng Khouang Province, Laos. Image:Phonsavan.jpg It was built in the mid 1970s, because the old capitel of Xieng Khouang was utterly destroyed during the fighting between the Pathet Lao and American backed anti-communist troops. Its most famous attraction is the nearby Plain of Jars, a mysterious site featuring hundreds of solid stone jars averaging between 600 kg and one tonne.
