Wat Xieng Thong is one of the most impressive Buddhist temples in Laos, located on the northern tip of the peninsula of Luang Phrabang. It was built in 1560 by King Setthathirath. It has an incredible history: it is one of the few survivors of an attack by the Black Flag Army in 1887, a mercenary anti-colonial army who entered the city to pillage. The temple was…