Sathou Nyai Khamchan Virachitto, Abbot of Vat Saen Sukharam, posed with Lao people from Luang Prabang who took him to Beijing, China, for a tour in July 1999.
"Original material is held by the Buddhist Archive of Photography, Luang Prabang. A very small number of items has been given back to Vat Saen Sukharam".