Your base for this tourist attraction is the Unesco World Heritage town of Luang Prabang, Laos. For tourist information about Luang Prabang, go to Luang Prabang Travel Guide. To prepare for a trip to Laos, read also the Laos Travel Guide. Looking for budget accommodation there? Use AsiaExplorers Budget Accommodation Guide, the no-frills website to cover your budget accommodation needs.
Wat Meunna Travel Information
Wat Meunna got its name from meun, a unit of weight equal to about 12 kilos. So, Wat Meunna was called the Monastery of Ten Thousand Rice Fields. This is the amount of rice given by each villager for its construction in 1533, during the reign of King Photthisarat (1520-48). I explored it by tuk tuk while documenting the heritage sites in Luang Prabang for AsiaExplorers.
The sim of Wat Meunna has a three-tiered roof topped with a dok so faa of nine parasols. On each side is a peristyle supported by five rectangular columns. Wat Meunna was restored in 1920, during which time two lateral galleries were added to the sim.
If you're going to Luang Prabang, you'd be glad to know that the town is quite small. You can go to most places on foot if you want to. Otherwise, you can also catch a tuk tuk to take you around. As for accommodation, they range from very simple, basic beds to boutique hotels. You can visit the Luang Prabang Hotels guide for a list of budget accommodation.
This side chapel is used to store Buddha images. In front of it is the statue of Mae Toranee, the earth goddess.
Monks' living quarters.
Side view of the sim.
The gable showing Erawan, the mount of Indra.
5 Days 4 Nights Romantic Luang Prabang Tour
Explore Luang Prabang, Pak Ou, Kuang Si Waterfalls on this 5 day 4 nights tour, provided by Exotissimo Travel in conjunction with AsiaExplorers. Details here. (This tour is conducted only until September 2012).
