- Indawo: Luang Prabang, Laos
- Izindleko zokuvakashela: $ 2.5
Enyakatho yeLaos yidolobha laseLuang Prabang , elakade liyinhloko yombuso wangaphambili. Kunezindawo eziningi ezithakazelisayo endaweni yayo. Kodwa-ke, izivakashi nezakhamuzi zendawo zijabulela ukuthandwa kwezinto ezikude kakhulu nemingcele yayo - emaphandleni asePaku, eyaziwa ngenani labo elimangalisayo lamaBuddha.
Umlando we-Paku Caves
Le nkimbinkimbi encane ingenye yezinto eziyingqayizivele kakhulu eziyingcweti futhi eziyingqayizivele yemvelo. Yaqala ukusetshenziswa njengethempeli lenkolo isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuba iBuddhism ivele. Ngaleso sikhathi ama-Pak Ou amaphekula ayenendima ekhethekile okumele ayidlale - avikela uMfula iMekong , owawungumfanekiso wokuphila. Igama lombono lihunyushwe ngokuthi "Amapula emlonyeni womfula u-U".
Lapho ubuBuddha buqala ukuqhutshwa eLosos, ubunzima bomhume waba yindawo yokugcina inani elikhulu lamaBuddha amanani. Kuze kube manje, inani labo lifinyelela ezinkulungwaneni eziningana.
Cishe ngekhulu le-XVI, ukugcinwa kwemisebenzi emaphandleni asePaku kwaqala ukwenziwa ngamalungu omndeni wasebukhosini. Njalo ngonyaka inkosi nenkosikazi beza kule ndawo engcwele ukwenza umkhosi wokuthandaza. Isiko sesiphelile kusukela ngo-1975, lapho umndeni wasebukhosini uphonswa ezweni.
Izici zamapulangwe asePaku
Sekuyisikhathi eside lolu chungechunge lwamaxhaphozi lusebenza njengendawo lapho abahambi bezinye izizwe nabahlali bendawo beletha izithombe ezihlukahlukene zeBuddha. Ihlukaniswe ngamazinga amabili:
- Umhume ophansi (Tham Ting), oqukethe izibalo eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili;
- Umhume ophezulu (Tham Theung), oye waba yindawo yokugcina izithombe ezibalelwa ku-1,5.
Emaphandleni asePaku ungathola izithombe zemidwebo nobukhulu obuhlukahlukene. Ubudala babo bufinyelela eminyakeni engama-300. Ngokuyinhloko zenziwe ngezinto ezifana nalezi:
- izinkuni;
- itshe;
- insimbi;
- izindwangu.
Ngokusho kososayensi, le nto yemvelo igxile emaphandleni amaningi, awakhiwa ngekhulu le-III BC. Le nkimbinkimbi yatholwa amakhulu eminyaka edlule. Ngaleso sikhathi, kwakunzima kakhulu, ngoba ama-Pak-ou emaphandleni atholakala ngqo. Noma kunjalo, kusenakwenzeka ukuwafinyelela emhlabathini. AmaLaos aqiniseka ukuthi le ndawo inabantu abanomoya omuhle. Yingakho abantu bendawo beza lapha kusihlwa sonyaka omusha.
Umlando ocebile nokubaluleka kwamasiko kwenza le mhume ibe yindawo ephawulekayo hhayi eLuang Prabang kuphela, kodwa kuwo wonke amaLaos. Ukuya emaphandleni asePaku kuqinisekisa ukubonakala okuthakazelisayo okuningi. Ukuze uqhubeke ungena emkhathini, ngokushesha ngemuva komcibisholo womhume kufanele uvakashele iRoyal Palace , ebuye icebile embukisweni wemyuziyamu.
Ungafika kanjani ku-Paku Caves?
Ukuze ubone le ndawo engcwele, kuzodingeka uhambe ibanga elingamakhilomitha angu-30 ukusuka enkabeni yesifundazwe saseLuang Prabang. Ama-Pak-ou emaphandleni asezindaweni lapho i-Ou ne-Mekong imifula khona, ngakho-ke ingafinyelelwa ngamanzi kuphela. Ukuze wenze lokhu, kufanele uqashe umkhumbi ovamile noma wemoto. Izindleko zokuqashisa cishe ziyi $ 42 (350,000 kip). Kungcono ukhethe isikebhe esijwayelekile, ngoba kulokhu uhambo luzohamba kancane futhi kuzokwazi ukwenza izithombe ezingakhohlwa.