Find Serenity in Laos’ Iconic Buddha Park

Buddha Park is an impressive tourist destination with unique cultural colors in Vientiane, Laos. This place preserves clear Buddhist imprints and impressive architectural and sculptural beauty that you must admire.

The brilliant beauty of Buddhist architectural works is always the highlight that attracts tourists to Laos. One of the prominent places with this color is the Xieng Khuon Buddha Park, also known as Buddha Park. So what makes Buddha Park so popular with tourists? Let’s explore with Anvui Travel!

1. BUDDHA PARK – IMPRESSIVE SCULPTURES IN LAOS

• About Buddha Park

Buddha Park, also known as Xieng Khuan Buddha Park, is a famous tourist destination in Vientiane, Laos. This tourist destination attracts many tourists as well as Buddhists to visit and pray.

The Buddhist Park is located on the banks of the Mekong River, which is rich in alluvium and about 25 km east of Vientiane city center. This is an ideal place for tourists with a half-day trip in the capital city of Laos.

Buddha Park is also known as Xieng Khuon Buddha Park	Buddhist Park is located on the banks of the Mekong River, laden with silt, about 25 km from Vientiane city center

According to the definition of local people, Xieng Khuan also means “Spiritual City”. This place is known as a strange and unique place with a fascinating history. Xieng Khuan Buddha Park is home to more than 200 statues depicting Buddhist and Hindu figures.

In addition, Buddha Park is also notable for some impressive structures such as the 2-storey “Giant Pumpkin” and other unique temples. You can visit this building at any time of the year to experience the most impressive cultural space.

• The Story of the Buddhist Park

Despite its rather ancient appearance with statues that have been stained by time, most of the statues and sculptures in the Buddhist Park were actually built in 1958 by Bunleua ​​Sulilat, a figure with a Buddhist perspective. In addition, he also built another Buddhist park called Salakeoku located across the Mekong River in Nong Khai.

Most of the statues and sculptures at Buddha Park were built in 1958

2. HOW TO GET FROM VIENTIANE TO BUDDHA PARK
Buddha Park is not too far from the center of Vientiane, so getting here is quite quick. You can choose from a number of options such as traveling by taxi or saving money by traveling by bus. Bus number 14 will take you here in about 45 and 60 minutes with a reasonable fare. Besides, you can also rent a tuk-tuk to get to Buddha Park.

3. SOME SPECIAL ACTIVITIES AT BUDDHA PARK THAT YOU SHOULD EXPERIENCE 

Buddha Park is one of the destinations with unique cultural colors and a series of impressive experiences worth exploring. Let’s explore the interesting experiences at Buddha Park with Anvui Travel!

• Enjoy the impressive space with Buddha sculptures

Inside Buddha Park, there are many model statues, most of which are sculptures depicting Buddha. However, this place does not completely carry the full color of Buddhist culture but also preserves symbols of other religions. You can also find impressive works related to Hinduism such as Shiva, Vishnu and Arjuna.

With a huge number of sculptures, the statues of Buddha Park are carefully numbered to support tourists in their visits. The sculptures have sophisticated colors and meticulous lines. Most of the statues are made of reinforced concrete, so they have a solid and quite sturdy style. The works are mainly religious in color, however, there are still some surreal works with quite creepy colors on the theme of animals or demons.

Inside Buddha Park there are many model statues, most of which are sculptures depicting Buddha	You can also find impressive works related to Hinduism like Shiva, Vishnu and Arjuna

• Explore the fresh green space of Buddha Park

Not only outstanding for its impressive works, Buddha Park also stands out for its peaceful landscape space. Blending in with the ancient space of ancient sculptures are impressive green patches of ponds, trees and flowers everywhere. All blend together and create an impressive green space on the banks of the Mekong River. However, despite having many trees, the space of Buddha Park’s Buddha Statue Garden will not have much shade.

Blending in with the ancient space of ancient sculptures are impressive green patches

• Finding the sacred space of the temples

The sacred space of the temples brings unique colors to Buddha Park. One of the temples with the most distinct highlights of Buddha Park is the pumpkin-shaped building.

One of the most distinctive temples in Buddha Park is the pumpkin-shaped building

This is essentially a three-story building depicting relatively creepy images. The building is divided into two layers with the outer layer being a staircase connecting the floors. The inner layer is where the clay statues are placed. The three floors of this pumpkin-shaped building symbolize hell, earth and heaven with many unique and different colors.

• Enjoying cuisine at Buddha Park Restaurant

There is a space to enjoy cuisine right at Buddha Park, Buddha Park Restaurant has a close-to-the-landscape appearance with bamboo huts with roofs for eating and avoiding the sun. You can enjoy delicious dishes with strong Lao cuisine at this restaurant.

There is a space to enjoy cuisine right at Buddha Park

4. SOME TIPS TO KNOW FOR THE MOST IMPRESSIVE BUDDHIST PARK TOUR 
Xieng Khuan Buddhist Park is a famous cultural discovery site in Vientiane, so it attracts many tourists to experience. Therefore, you should note a few things to know when exploring this famous cultural park.

Bring sun and rain protection because it is expected to rain heavily from March to November. In addition, the weather in Vientiane is often sunny and sometimes quite hot, so you need to bring hats, umbrellas and raincoats when visiting this place.

Wat Xieng Khuan is one of the sacred religious sites. Therefore, prepare neat and polite clothes when visiting here. Although there are no strict requirements or regulations on clothing, you should still choose elegant clothes when visiting here!

Since the end of 2017, Xieng Khuan Buddha Park has been upgraded with flat roads. Therefore, you will be able to comfortably move between locations without having to climb like before.

You can combine a visit to Buddha Park with Inpeng Cultural Park as well as the Lao Disabled Women’s Development Center, which sells local handicrafts. This is a place that you can reach by bus number 14.

The sacred religious site Buddha Park is a land worth visiting when traveling to Laos. This place will be a treasure trove of unique sculptures that will bring you profound experiences when exploring and learning.

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