Site Represents a site. Prim Media 378 Contact sharonpisani1007@gmail.com Institutional nature Museum, Ecomuseum, Extended Museum, Territorial Museum, Cultural Center, Memory House, e-Museum, etc cave Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pak Ou Caves Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived isfiveoneonezero,worldheritagelayer Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource SharonPisani Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 287 Type The nature or genre of the resource Site Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,20.049400442002124,102.21049904823303; Description An account of the resource At the junction of the Mekong and Ou rivers in Laos, near the World Heritage town of Luang Prabang, lie two cliff caves accessible by boat. Thousands of Buddha statues have been placed in these caves. For centuries, people from local towns deposited their old Buddha statues and other Buddhist relics here, making this place a very important religious site. During Laos’ New Year in April, locals visit these caves to wash in the river water and care for the statues. Most of the statues are wooden, resin, or animal bones decorated in reds, blues, and golds. This is a unique religious site as these are images of the Buddha that were once used but now have been discarded. Still, even in their final place, they create an air of worship and spirituality. The lower cave, Tham Ting, is also a place for burning offerings. The bigger and deeper upper cave, Tham Theung, is accessible from several steps along the cliffside. Date Submitted Date of submission of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal). 16/05/2021 Extent The size or duration of the resource. cm x cm x cm Subject The topic of the resource Immovable Culture Heritage,Movable Cultural Heritage Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 05/16/2021 09:46:47 pm Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Data Provider The name or identifier of the organisation that contributes data to Europeana. Pak Ou Caves Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Cultural Site Natural Site Religious Site