| Considered one of the poorest nations in | | | | these jars were used as giant urns to bury the |
| Southeast Asia, you may think that Laos has | | | | dead. Another mystery yet unsolved is how the |
| nothing to offer being a tourist destination. That | | | | jars are made. Locals believed that these jars |
| didn't hinder tourists to discover this archaeological | | | | were made from clay, sand, sugar, and animal |
| wonder that has the makings of being an asia | | | | products mixing together to form a cement-like |
| travel spot. Haven't you heard, there's this | | | | mixture. |
| historical landmark that consists of thousands of | | | | Since the time of Pathet Lao-American war |
| jars scattered in the highlands of Laos called Plain | | | | began, most of the jars were destroyed by |
| of Jars. Situated at Xieng Khouang plain, this Laos | | | | bomb explosions leaving bomb craters and trench |
| pride consists of thousands of stone jars big and | | | | systems in the area. This makes the area |
| small distributed in the place. | | | | dangerous until today due to unexploded bombs |
| It is believed that this stone jars ages from | | | | that was a result of massive bombardment of |
| 1,500–2,000 years and older. According to a | | | | the recent wars. In fact only three sites of the |
| local folktale, the emerging of jars began when | | | | plain is safe for visitors and locals alike. Aside from |
| the king of the giants Khun Jeuam fought and | | | | the huge stone jars, you can also found original |
| won a battle against the evil ruler Chao Angka. | | | | artifacts like Buddhist statues, colonial items and |
| The king, whose fond of throwing parties brew | | | | scraps from the exploded bombs in the US war. |
| and store huge amounts of lao lao rice wine in this | | | | Like no other, Plain of Jars is the mute witness of |
| huge stone jars. When the archaeologists studied | | | | Laos' historical occurrence in the past and in the |
| the jars, they have found burned bones, beads | | | | years to come. |
| and iron tools leading them to the conclusion that | | | | |