Tom's school excursion

Mum and Dad organized a school excursion to Luang Prabang National Museum for us today. They set up a quiz for us and we had to find the answers.
Q.
What type of place was the museum in the past?
A.
A Royal Palace for King Sisavang Vong.




Q.
What is the beautiful gold building in the grounds of the building?
A.
The Prabang Temple.




Q.
King's Reception - the paintings on the walls are from 1930. What sort of things are different?
A.
Luang Prabang was a small village. There weren't big buildings but there were bamboo cabins. Soldiers roads elephants instead of jeeps. The road was made of dirt instead of asphalt. The temples were made of timber and fabric. At the markets people sat on the ground and didn't have stalls. They only sold food.
Q.
King's Bedroom - what is a Royal Palanqin?
A.
It is a seat that the king sits on and some servants carry it with him on it.
Q.
Queen's Reception - when did King Sisavang Vatthana rule Laos?
A.
1960 to 1975




Q.
What did Laos people write on around five hundred years ago? They wrote on two things.
A.
Palm-leaf and stone tablets.




Tom

Location:Khem Khong,Luang Prabang,Laos