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	Kingfisher Ecolodge - Champasak Province Overview
		Champasak is the southernmost province of Laos and it shares borders with Thailand, Cambodia and the Lao provinces of Attapeu and Saravanh.
		Champasak is also well known for mat-mii silks and cottons that are hand-woven with tie-dyed threads, a short day trip from Pakse can be arranged to Ban Saphai, a renowned weaving village 15 km north of town along the route 13.
		Two NBCA (Natural Biodiversity Conservation Area) are located in Champasak, Dong Hua Sao in the northern part of the province and Xe Pian, one of the most interesting NBCA under the natural point of view, with its remote southern border shared with Cambodia.
	www.kingfisherecolodge.com /overview.htm (283 words)

	Champasak travel information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Champasak was once, 1400 years ago, the centre of power in the lower Mekong basin, later a revered outpost of the Khmer Angkor empire and, later still, one of the three kingdoms to rule over the remains of Lane Xang.
		A fine heritage that, according to the last prince of Champasak, was brought to hard times by a former queen's indiscretion.
		Though the Kingdom of Champasak prospered for a while after the final dissolution of Lane Xang, at the beginning of the 18th century of its fortunes faltered quickly and it was reduced to a vassal state of Siam before the century had passed.
	www.laos-hotels.com /champasak.htm (373 words)

	Pakse, Champasak - Laos
		Champasak Province lies in the southwestern part of Laos, which once had been part of the Cambodian Angkor Empire before the French arrived.
		It has the Mekong River as one of its transportation arteries and encompasses the vast lush, fertile pieces of land that encourage the rice cultivation - it is the largest rice cultivator of this aged-old country.
		is the capital city of Champasak province and the largest city in southern Laos.
	www.circleofasia.com /guide/index.asp?Id=174 (599 words)

	Champasak: Another Forgotten State?
		Champasak people believe they are heirs to a proud intellectual heritage and a distinctive identity quite the equal of that of Vientiane or Luang Phrabang.
		The known history of Champasak is based to a great extent on the annals used by Archaimbault to create what is still considered to be the definitive history in 1961.
		Champasak rulers were able in this regard and the state, although constantly low on manpower and hence unable to pose much of a military threat, was acknowledged to be an important part of mainland politics.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/18175/110391 (495 words)

	Laos Travelogue - Oasis Photography and Fine Art Galleries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Champasak is one of only two provinces in southern Laos that travelers visit.
		When we were about to leave Champasak it was at the end of the dry season in May. As our van took us through a small village on our way to the ferry landing, we came upon a wild scene in the rice fields.
		A leisurely stroll through the Champasak village we were greeted with smiles and phanom - a prayer-like placing together of the palms in front of the face or chest (similar to wai in Thailand).
	www.oasisgalleries.com /laos.htm (721 words)

	CPAmedia.com: Southern Laos: From Champasak to the Bolaven Plateau
		Southern Laos: From Champasak to the Bolaven Plateau
		Prior to the establishment of Pakse by the colonial authorities in 1907, this now sleepy village served as the administrative center for the Champasak region, and the residence of Champasak's royal family when it was an independent kingdom.
		Continuing into the complex, one sees the remains of palaces built by the rulers of the Champasak kingdom towards the end of their dynasty, from which they viewed the annual festivities held on the full moon of the third lunar month, which continue to the present.
	www.cpamedia.com /articles/20010813_01 (3429 words)

	Vietnam Package Tour - Following the Mekong, 20 days
		The Angkor-period ruins of Wat Phu Champasak lie 8km south of the town.
		WAT THONG (WAT NYUTTHITHAM): this turn of the century wat was used by Champasak’s royal family and the bone reliquaries contain the ashes of King Nyutthitham (died 1885), Chao Ratsadanai (1946) and Chao Bounome (1975).
		The Angkor-period ruins of Wat Phou Champasak lie 8km south of the town.
	www.traveller2000.com /package_tours/indochina_combination/private_basis/INC-T-12.htm (3303 words)

	Champasak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Champasak (or Champassak, Lao ຈໍາປາສັກ) is a province in the south-west Laos, at the boundary to Thailand and Cambodia.
		This Southeast Asia location article is a stub.
		This page was last modified 18:04, 25 December 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Champasak (121 words)

	Pakse Vacations - Enjoy your vacations in Laos and visit our Cities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The original temple was built in the 5th or 6th century by the Khmer Hindus at the top of a hill resembling a Shiva Phallus at the site of a fresh water spring.
		From Champasak, a tuk tuk can be taken to the temple, about 8km away.
		Situated in northeast Champasak, this fertile plateau covers parts of Salavan, Attapeu and Sekong provinces although there are more options for tourists visiting the plateau from Pakse.
	www.laohotelgroup.org /Pakse/city_guides.php (614 words)

	River Travels in Southern Laos -- ThingsAsian Article
		The ruin of Wat Phu, at the top of a 70-meter high hill eight kilometers from the town of Champasak, predates their most outstanding architectural achievement, the city of Angkor, by two hundred years but is no less important.
		He pointed out one such mountain near Champasak where a monk called Sa reputedly still exists in a cave, albeit at an advanced age, who can protect soldiers against death with his amulets and who can replace his body form with a burning candle.
		It is not difficult to continue downriver to Khong Island from Champasak if you wish to stop overnight and enjoy the ruins of Wat Phu at your leisure.
	www.thingsasian.com /goto_article/article.931.html (4428 words)

	New Zealand's source for travel news on Stuff.co.nz: Far from the madding crowd in Laos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Champasak, a tiny village which was once the seat of Lao royalty, is the kind of place that makes the rest of the world seem very far away.
		These days, little is left of Champasak's former glory, but it remains the gateway to Wat Phu Champasak, an ancient Khmer religious complex dating from the sixth century.
		Each block of sandstone or intricately carved pavilion is a marker to the grand plan of its creators, but it is the view from the top-most level which makes you realise how perfectly symmetrical the ruins are.
	www.stuff.co.nz /stuff/0,2106,3408173a34,00.html (1509 words)

	Blurry Travel Travelogue - Wat Phu Champasak, Laos
		Considered the most sacred religious site in Southern Laos, the temple site of Wat Phu Champasak dates back to the Chenla Period (6th to 8th centuries) and was later part of the Khmer Angkor Empire (9th to 13th centuries).
		Although the surviving structures are not as grand as those near Siem Reap, Cambodia, the surrounding countryside makes a visit to Wat Phu well worth a stop for serious temple buffs and casual travelers alike.
		The temple site is located 8km southwest of the tiny village of Champasak and we feel that the best way to visit the site is by bicycle.
	www.blurrytravel.com /sea2003/journal/05282003/05282003.html (483 words)

	Pakse Hotels, Pakse Guesthouses, Information on Pakse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Champasak Kingdom was a short-lived, independent Lao monarchy (3 monarchs, to be exact) that existed at the beginning of the 18th century.
		Pakse has a number of comfortable places to stay and is a good base from which to explore the surrounding area.
		Within Pakse is the Champasak Museum where you can see relics from Wat Phu as well as from the Bolaven Plateau.
	www.catgen.com /lhra/pakse.php (788 words)

	Champasak
		Champasak is a nice place for a riverside lunch.
		Plenty of buses/songthaews pass through Champasak from 6 to 8 and took an hour to return to main market in Champasak (8k KIP).
		But as it is coming from another village, it is usually full when it arrives and should take a long time to cross the river so you might wish to take one from Ban Muang instead (a few between 6 and 7am, K3000).
	www.passplanet.com /Laos/champasak.htm (1120 words)

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		Champasak was located on the left bank of the Mekong River, and her kingdom's territory lay in the area of the Mun (Moon) and Chi Rivers which today is in Roi-Ed, Ubon, and Kalasin provinces.
		Champasak, at the same time, attempted to expand it's territories into the Northeast.
		In due course, the Burmese occupiers met with increasing resistance, and under General Phraya Taksin's leadership they were able to reorganize their troops and drive the Burmese out of the country.
	www.rci.rutgers.edu /~karnchan/isan_his.txt (11230 words)

	Our Mekong \| Doing Business with Neighbours
		Champasak, one of four provinces in southern Laos, is home to 5,000 Vietnamese families.
		In conversations with Toan as well as Dang Le, the vice chairman of the Vietnamese Association in Champasak and Quan Thi Chap, the Vietnamese consul in Champasak, I often heard the names of the Daoheuang Trading Co and Dao Huong mentioned with great admiration.
		But describing Champasak and the way Vietnamese companies and overseas Vietnamese conduct business there is not enough.
	www.ipsnews.net /mekong/stories/vietnam-laos-trade.html (1528 words)

	Champasak Town Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
		Of little interest in itself, Champasak is best-known as the gateway to Wat Phou and the Khmer ruins, though some people prefer to base themselves at Pakxe, which has better facilities, and take in Wat Phou as a day-trip in a hired car.
		Meandering for 4km along the right bank of the Mekong, Champasak is now an unassuming town, but was once the capital of an important kingdom, whose territory stretched from the Annamite Mountains into present-day Thailand.
		Scrap metal taken from wartime airstrips and crafted into fences encircles the emerald gardens of the former palace of Prince Boun Oum na Champasak, the scion of the royal family of Champasak and a one-time prime minister.
	www.infohub.com /destinations/Asia/Laos/Champasak-Town (222 words)

	Champasak travel guide for backpackers and travellers to Asia. Accommodation, restaurants and more...
		Ancient ruins, 4,000 islands, a glimpse of endangered dolphins: the southern province of Champasak is worth the effort.
		Travellers should be prepared to spend longer in this province than expected, merely because of the excellent hospitality of the locals, but also due to the rather slow pace of public transportation as Champasak has good roads, but as in much of Laos, the public transportation that runs along them is creaking.
		Champasak province has good roads, so if you know how to ride a motorbike this is an alternative means of transport worth considering.
	www.travelfish.org /province/laos/southern_laos/champasak (290 words)

	Travel Pakse Laos - Pakse/Wat Phou Champasak - Travelogue
		You can take a boat down and stay in Champasak for the Wat Phu ruins or hire a tuk-tuk out of Pakse for the 1/2 day excursion which puts you on a neat little ferry to taxi the vehicles and people across the river.
		There are a few accom in Champasak where you could stay and rent a bike to get to the ruins.
		I think there is only 1 that goes back in the afternoon and it is on the early side so you will probably have to stay in Champasak overnight unless you hire a tuktuk back to Pakse.
	www.globosapiens.net /travelogue_Pakse_Champasak'super_laos-1003.html (811 words)

	Pakxe Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
		Capitalizing on its location at the confluence of the Xe Don and the Mekong rivers, roughly halfway between the Thai border and the fertile Bolaven Plateau, PAKXE is the far south's biggest city, and its commercial and transport hub.
		The city's main sight is the Champasak Provincial Museum (Mon-Fri 8-11.30am and 2-4pm; 1000K), 1.5km east of the town centre on Route 13 and easily reached by tuk-tuk.
		Legend has it that the late Prince Boun Oum na Champasak, a colourful character who was the heir to the Champasak kingdom and one of the most influential southerners of the twentieth century, needed a palace this size so that he could accommodate his many concubines.
	www.infohub.com /Destinations/Asia/Laos/Pakxe (267 words)

	Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape - World Heritage Site - Pictures, ...
		I visited Champasak in 1996 with my family who are originally from there, from a little village called Ban Dou.
		From there we drove to my mother's village which is about twenty to thirty minutes and is located on the main road, which its name has escaped me. Unfortunately we did not see Vat Phou or toured the main city of Champasak, but stayed in the countryside.
		It's so beautiful there, the sky is so blue and the clouds are so white and puffy and at night the stars are endless, because there are no bright city lights to shadow them.
	www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/champasak.html (389 words)

	CNTraveller.com
		With an average altitude of 600m, the high plateau has rivers running off in all directions and then plunging out of lush forests along the edges in a series of spectacular waterfalls, some more than 100 metres high, before eventually finding their way to the Mekong.
		The tail-end of Laos is anchored by the regions of Champasak, Xekong, Attapu and Salavan.
		Wat Phou is one of the most impressive Khmer ruins outside Cambodia and lies only several kilometres from the charming riverside town of Champasak, the former royal seat of the now defunct Lao kingdom of the same name.
	www.cntraveller.com /Guides/Laos/Laos/print.html (1608 words)

	Champasak - TheBestLinks.com - Laos, Thailand, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, Mekong, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
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	www.thebestlinks.com /Champasak.html (151 words)

	Lao People's Democratic Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Luang Prabang is an outstanding example of the fusion of traditional architecture and Lao urban structures with those built by the European colonial authorities in the 19th and 20th centuries.
		The Champasak cultural landscape, including the Vat Phou Temple complex, is a remarkably well-preserved planned landscape more than 1,000 years old.
		Go to the Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape on the UNESCO site.
	www.twobeds.com /nasa/herrminator/html/Lao_People_s_Democratic_Republic.html (255 words)

	Textiles and Temples of Northeast Thailand and Laos (2004), University Research Expeditions Program (UREP), UC Davis ...
		Both the Isaan area of Thailand around Ubon Ratchathani, and the Lao Province of Champasak, east of Ubon, are regions known for high-quality silk weaving.
		Skilled dyers and weavers continue to produce beautiful cloth, patterned with intricate resist-dyed configurations known as ikat or “mat-mi.” In Isaan the mat-mi designs are usually fine geometrics, whereas in Laos motifs include Khmer-influenced temple and elephant motifs.
		Digital images of Wat Phu Champasak and Pha Taem will be given to the UC Davis Department of Art History.
	www.extension.ucdavis.edu /urep/textilesexpedition.asp (1571 words)

	Myanmar News
		Before leaving for Pakse in Champasak Province, Lao PDR President Mr Khamtay Siphandone and Madame Thongvan greeted the Senior General and wife and party at the Ho Kham Presidential Palace in Vientiane at 10 am.
		In the evening, Champasak Province Governor Mr Thongvang Sihachack and wife hosted a dinner in honour of Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party at Champasak Palace Hotel.
		On 7 May morning, the Senior General and wife and party, accompanied by Champasak Province Governor Mr Thongvang Sihachack and wife, arrived at Wat Luang Monastery in Pakse where they were welcomed by members of the Monastery Board of Trustees.
	www.myanmars.net /myanmar-news-2003/myanmar-news-n030510.htm (3729 words)

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