"That's right, the people hope to live a good life!" Zhou Sen sighed.

Lao Liu said: "Sisag Temple is located opposite the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, also on Saitatila Street, this street also has many temples, is Vientiane is a very representative street, when there are activities, this street is very lively, many lively activities will be held. ”

"There are still Laotian customs here, I'll take you to see it!"

"Okay, it's on the other side, it's not far away, let's go over and have a look!"

Zhou Sen looked at this temple and felt that the architectural style was a bit similar to the temples in Thailand, and it was also a golden spire, sharp and long, with golden stone pillars, so he asked Lao Liang.

"How do I think this temple is a bit like a temple in Thailand?"

Lao Liang sighed, "Speaking of this temple, there is still some history, the king of Siam because of Vientiane's refusal to marry the princess and sent troops to attack Vientiane, so that Vientiane suffered the fortune of the country, built in 1818 A.D. Xisage Temple, is the most intact temple in Vientiane City, for the palace building with strong colors. ”

"At the time of its construction, Laos was becoming a vassal state of Thailand, so the architectural style was very similar to that of Thai monasteries, and it was able to escape the ravages of war in Thailand. ”

"Although history is gone, the temple has been preserved, the beautiful Buddhist temple is covered in gold and remains the most important national monument in Laos. ”

"Many tourists come here to visit, take photos to commemorate, and see these historical sites, which are still very memorable. ”

"Laos still attaches great importance to Buddhism, when you go to Europe, you will see a lot of churches, when you come to Southeast Asia, you can see many temples, no matter where you go, people always need faith, people are busy, living in the city or the countryside, the soul needs to be peaceful, come to the temple, incense, you can also be calm. ”

"Although the history of churches in Europe and the temples in Southeast Asia are different and their religious beliefs are different, it is also very important to appease people's hearts, soothe the impetuousness in the hearts of modern people, or let people be kind, so that their hearts can be pinned on and hopeful!"

Hearing Lao Liang say this, Zhou Sen also felt that it made sense.

"Let's go in and have a look, visit it, and feel the charm of this temple together!"

In the cloister of the courtyard wall around the Xisag Temple, many Buddha statues of different sizes are neatly placed, more than 10,000 statues, its age is old, they are all collected, the main Buddha in the temple weighs more than 100,000 kilograms, so it is also called "100,000 Buddha Temple".

Zhou Sen stood in front of this big Buddha, looked up, and felt that Laos really attached great importance to Buddhism, and the Buddha was sacred in their hearts, which made people pilgrimage and had a sense of solemnity.

The locals believe in what the gods say, and it is a belief and custom that has been passed down for a long time.

There used to be many beautiful paintings on the walls of the temple, most of which depicted the life of Buddhists, but unfortunately it is now blurred, and its caisson is a wooden structure, which is extremely peculiar, and the triangular frieze wood carving is very distinctive.

There are also tour guides who take tourists to visit one after another, and the tour guides explain the history and culture here to tourists in different languages.

Lao Liang asked Zhou Sen, "Do you believe in Buddhism?"

Zhou Sen said: "I have a higher education, I don't believe that there are ghosts and gods in this world, people use building materials and gold to build Buddha statues, but also have spiritual sustenance for Buddha, in fact, people have shaped Buddha statues, just a kind of representation and symbol, or people have to rely on themselves to analyze the problem, solve the problem." ”

"Buddhism teaches people to be good, do less evil things, reduce desires, and not indulge in material enjoyment, which reduces the crime rate to a certain extent, but if a person wants to be pure in heart and have few desires, this is against human nature, and it is impossible to have no material requirements!"

"People live in this world, there is always something to hope for, if you can see everything, don't care, don't fight, what is the meaning of living in that kind of life. ”

Lao Liang nodded, "Yes, if you don't ask for anything, it's impossible, in fact, the good men and women who come here to burn incense all have something to ask for, ask for a good marriage, ask for a good job, ask for the health of your family, they all ask for the Buddha!"

"Come here to worship the Buddha, it is because people say that they come here to burn incense and make wishes, it is very effective, and good wishes can come true, people come here to worship the Buddha, if it doesn't work to tell them, this temple will not exist for a long time!"

"Human nature has two sides, there is a good side, there is an evil side, Buddhism teaches people to be good, to control evil, but human nature is complex, changeable, human beings have been evolving, but has not really reached the realm of no desire and no desire, standing on the ground to become a Buddha!"

At the back of the temple there is a long wooden container, which is used to sprinkle pure water on the holy statue during the Songkran festival of the Lao New Year to bless the Tao.

"As we have introduced earlier, the Songkran Festival of the Lao New Year is the grandest festival in Laos, and people celebrate with splashing water on such days, wishing a bumper harvest and a happy life!"

"This is a very simple and easy way to celebrate, it doesn't need to spend too much money, and it can make people's mood happy, splashing brings joy, people can also increase their emotions in playing with each other, a large number of people come to participate in the Songkran Festival every year, and sometimes tourists from abroad also join the Songkran team, very happy!"

The main building has the lecture hall, covering the Sim Buddha corridor, placing hundreds of Buddha statues, the bone tower, in the shape of a miniature lotus bud, the scripture pavilion, which has a large storage cabinet, and was opened up as one of the Vientiane City Museums in the early 20th century, collecting and displaying Buddha statues and cultural relics collected from all over Laos.

Lao Liang took Zhou Sen to visit the triumphal arch in Vientiane, which is surrounded by arched doors and carved ornaments, and looks like the triumphal arch of Paris, France.

"I'm sure you've seen the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, right?" asked Lao Liang.

"Yes, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, is famous and attracts a large number of tourists, we all know it!" replied Zhou Sen.

"The Arc de Triomphe in Vientiane is still somewhat different from the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, on the base of its arch, it is a typical Lao temple carving and decoration, full of Buddhist exquisite carvings, showing the traditional national culture and art of Laos, ascending to the highest level, Vientiane city has a panoramic view. ”

The Arc de Triomphe has been built into a musical fountain park, which dances to different rhythms of the music, attracting many people to watch the show.

You can go up to the top of the triumphal arch to enjoy the cityscape of Vientiane, here you need to buy tickets, Lao Liang bought tickets for everyone, and took everyone to climb high and overlook.

Such a building embodies the essence of typical architecture in Laos, from the top of it, people can look down on the entire street scene of Vientiane, it is really very beautiful, Zhou Sen stood on a high place, looking at the scene in front of him, full of emotion.

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