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Phra That Chomsi or Phousi Mountain, Luang Prabang province, 2006. Phousi Mountain was located on the upper slopes of 100m-highth, the old named: Phoununthakanghe is center of Luang Prabang town. Phousi Mountain is symbol of Luang Prabang as histories said that there are two brother hermit, Amala and Yothika traveling for have a look where is can set up for town when they saw place of here, there is big plateau, has mountian in the middle and they decided and chosed that north of the town from Sob Thong-Sob Khan is border, the east from Phou Suang is boder, the south from Nam Dong is area and west from Phou Thao and Phou Nang is boder. Next is period of time King Chao Anourouttharath. He had faithful in Buddhist and erected in B.E.2347 (C.E.1804) and restored in B.E.2457 (C.E.1914), during the kingdom of the king Sisavangvong put brass around stupa on the top and painting by gold and fixes around stupa as build the Sim, drum hall. restored stupa width 10.55m, high 21m. Phousi moutain you can go there with two stairs way such as western between of Palace museum, there are 328 stairs and one way in the eastern on the way on Nam Khan you will passed Vat Tham Phousi, when you are on the top you can see views of all Luang Prabang, in the evening there are tourist go there for watch sunset . on the day of Lao New Year villagers of Luang Prabang would like to giving alms and they take stricky rice and candy lay along the stair after giving alms and they will beat the drum at there for tell people know the time, they will beat the drum every three hours or they go for regaurd one time. (Information from History book of temple in Luang Prabang by Chao Khammanh Vongkodrathana printed Viengkhong printing, Vientiane in B.E.2507)

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