The main hall of Vat Xiengthong was built in 1560 by King Xaiyasethathirath which is magnificent art and architecture. It was 327 years old in 1887, and it was very shabby, so it was repaired by Phia Homsombath (a villager of Ban Xiengthong). It was repaired again in 1952 by Sathou Nyai Mao Manivangso and monks and novices of Vat Xiengthong. The Provincial administration of Luang Prabang, and Luang Prabang Department of Information and Culture gave fund to repair its roof and decrocrated arond the Sim in 1993 (Information from the CV of Sathou Nyai Mao Manivangso, Abbot of Wat Xiengthong which were distributed on his cremation day on Saturday 27th of January, 2001). Photographs by Sathou Onkeo Kittiphattho, Abbot of Vat Pak Khan in 2000.
Original material consists of: chromogenic print.
