Sainyabuli province
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Xayabuli province
ແຂວງ ໄຊຍະບູລີ | |
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| ISO 3166 code | LA-XA |
| HDI (2017) |  0.623[1]medium · 5th |
Sainyabuli province (
Etymology
The name is derived from the Sanskrit words jaya ('victory') and puri ('city').[citation needed]
History
In 1904, Siam was forced to cede the area of the province to the French Indochina colony. In 1941, it was annexed by Thailand under the name Lan Chang province, but was returned its pre-war colonial status in 1946. The area is allegedly a heartland for the Laotian military's involvement in the illegal timber trade.[3]
Since the Mekong isolated Sainuyabuli from other Laotian provinces with Hmong villages, the warfare during the Laotian Civil War that affected other Hmong villages largely did not affect Sainyabuli. Most Hmong villages in Sainyabuli did not see any fighting.[4] Houaysouy was a Hmong village in Sainyabuli that had no fighting during the Laotian Civil War, and Vang Pao did not recruit any of its men. After the war, Anne Fadiman, author of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, said that the village was "tossed into the political melee along with the rest of the country." The occupying Vietnamese soldiers regarded the residents of the village as traitors and persecuted them.[4] In 1979 around 400 members of the Lee, Vang, Xiong, and Yang clans attempted to escape from the village.[5] The family of Lia Lee, the subject of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, originated from Houaysouy.[6]
Geography
Sainyabuli province is in the shape of a number 7 or an upside-down-L.
The province is mountainous with the Luang Prabang Range running roughly in a north–south direction and forming a natural border with the Thai highlands.[10] The flattest and most tropical Laotian area is the floodplain which stretches between the provinces of Sainyabuli and Champasak.[11] There are many mountain peaks with more than 1.000 meters elevation.[12] Other features include the Pak Kimin ridge near the Nam Heung stream.[2]
Sainyabuli province is home to approximately 75% of the nation's 560 domesticated elephants.[13] They work in the logging industry, which causes a loss in both wild and domestic elephant habitat.[14] The area is little patrolled, which makes the enforcement of conservation measures difficult.
Sainyabuli province is home to the annual Elephant Festival,[15] organised in Hongsa by the Lao National Tourism Authority in partnership with Elefantasia and provincial and district authorities.
Protected areas
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The 10,980 hectare Upper Lao Mekong
The 18,230 hectare Mekong Channel upstream of Vientiane
Administrative divisions
The province is composed of the following ten districts:[9]
| Map | Code | Name | Lao script | Population (2015) |
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| 08-01 | Xayabury District |
ເມືອງໄຊຍະບູລີ | 75,737 | |
| 08-02 | Khop District |
ເມືອງຄອບ | 20,546 | |
| 08-03 | Hongsa District |
ເມືອງຫົງສາ | 28,048 | |
| 08-04 | Ngeun District |
ເມືອງເງິນ | 17,589 | |
| 08-05 | Xienghone District |
ເມືອງຊຽງຮ່ອນ | 32,562 | |
| 08-06 | Phiang District |
ເມືອງພຽງ | 57,433 | |
| 08-07 | Parklai District |
ເມືອງປາກລາຍ | 68,215 | |
| 08-08 | Kenethao District |
ເມືອງແກ່ນທ້າວ | 39,900 | |
| 08-09 | Botene District |
ເມືອງບໍ່ແຕນ | 17,539 | |
| 08-10 | Thongmyxay District |
ເມືອງທົ່ງມີໄຊ | 8,572 | |
| 08-11 | Xaisathan District |
ເມືອງໄຊສະຖານ | 15,235 |
Demographics
The
Economy
Sainyabuli province is devoid of vehicle roads except for one north–south route extending from the provincial capital to the Thai border opposite Thailand's Loei province. The province is rich in
Landmarks
There are several notable monasteries. Wat Simungkhun in Hongsa features an initiation pavilion and a raised stone platform over a hole "'leading to the end of the world".[27] A lopsided gilded stupa, reclining Buddha, garden, and brick ruins of a c. 14th century sim are near Wat Sibounheuang.[28]
Other landmarks in various districts of the province are: The Tam Hine Cave, Wat Natonoy Temple, Ban Yao Village and Tad Chao Waterfall in Xayabury District; Tad Namyal Waterfall, Tham Phaway Cave, Phangoy, Phakeo and Pha Heua Caves in Phiang District; Tad Namphong Waterfall, Wat Siphoun Temple and Tham Seng Yeun Cave in Kenethao District; Tad Ham, Tad Malou and Tad Fanh Waterfall and Ban Leu Village in Betene District; Tad Itan Waterfall and Ban Tha Xuang Village in Hongsa District; and Wat Xieng Ngeun Temple, That Mat Stupa and Khone, a weaving village Ngeun District.[9] Some of the unique features of these landmarks are the Tai Lue villages where traditional houses are still built with high-sloping roofs, the Tai Lue style temples of Vat Ban Khon which depict rare natural fiber murals and decorations, Vat Si Phan Don known for its diamond-shaped stupa, and French colonial buildings, traditional Lao-style wooden houses can be seen in the Pak Lay town on the banks of the Mekong River, which lies between Vientiane and Sainyabuli.[12]
See also
- Thai-Laotian Border War
References
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ a b Bush, Elliot & Ray 2010, p. 183.
- ^ Walker 1999, p. 179.
- ^ a b Fadiman 1997, p. 155.
- ^ Fadiman 1997, p. 156.
- ^ Fadiman 1997, p. 103.
- ^ Lonely Planet 2008, p. 220.
- ^ "Home". Regions. Official website of Laos Tourism. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ a b c "Xayabury Province". Lao Tourism Organization. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ "Laos, Le " Pays du million d'éléphants "" (PDF) (in French). Clio.fr. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ Kislenko 2009, p. 2.
- ^ a b c d e f "Sayabouly Overview". Official website of Laos Tourism Organization. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Elefantasia 2008, Who we are". 22 April 2008. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ Norachack, Bounleuam (2002). "The care and management of domesticated Asian elephants in Lao PDR". In Baker I; Kashio, M (eds.). Giants On Our Hands: Proceedings of the International Workshop on the domesticated Asian elephant. Bangkok: FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. pp. 172–180.
- ^ Elephant Festival Archived 2013-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Base Map:Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR)". UNOSAT. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ Luang Prabang montane rain forests
- ^ Elefant-Asia
- ^ Improving Elephant Patrols in Lao PDR
- ^ "Asian Elephant: Improving Patrolling & Enforcement Conservation of flagship species at Nam Pouy National Protected Area" (pdf). WWF Panda.Org. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Improving Elephant Patrols in Lao PDR". WWF.Panda.org.
- ^ "Important Bird Areas factsheet: Upper Lao Mekong". BirdLife International. 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mekong Channel upstream of Vientiane". BirdLife International. 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ Kislenko 2009, p. 12.
- ^ Hall 2008, p. 161.
- ISBN 978-1-4527-9182-1. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ Bush, Elliot & Ray 2010, p. 181.
- ^ Bush, Elliot & Ray 2010, p. 184.
Bibliography
- Bush, Austin; Elliot, Mark; Ray, Nick (1 December 2010). Laos. Lonely Planet. pp. 181–. ISBN 978-1-74179-153-2.
- Fadiman, Anne (1977). The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. pp. 103, 155, 156. ISBN 978-0-374-52564-4.
- Hall, Rebecca Sue (2008). Of Merit and Ancestors: Buddhist Banners of Northern Thailand and Laos. ProQuest. pp. 161–. ISBN 978-1-109-05760-7.
- Kislenko, Arne (2009). Culture And Customs Of Laos. ABC-CLIO. pp. 12–. ISBN 978-0-313-33977-6.
- Lonely Planet (2007). Laos: A Travel Survival Kit. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 220.
- Walker, Andrew (1999). The legend of the golden boat: regulation, trade and traders in the borderlands of Laos, Thailand, China, and Burma. University of Hawaii Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-8248-2256-9.
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