Luang Prabang is one of the oldest city in Laos, it was established 1200 years ago and it was
the capital city of Lao Lane Xang for close to 800 hundred years, until it moved to Vientiene
in 1560. Throughout its long history, Luang Prabang has been known by many different
names such as Muang swa, Muang xieng dong, Muang xieng thong. After Fagnum (former
king of Laos) had brought the prabang Buddha image, the sacred Buddha and respected by
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the local people, to worship in this city and the name has changed to Luang Prabang