万象，老挝人民民主共和国的首都。以前叫文单或雍田，即是掸族之城。在塞塔提腊王时成为老挝首都。

ວຽງຈັນ拉丁转写为Vieng Chan, 国际音标[ʋíəŋ tɕàn]，法国殖民者按法语习惯拼写成Vientiane。ວຽງ Vieng[ʋíəŋ]是“城”的意思。ຈັນChan[tɕàn]在今天老挝语中通常的意思是月亮。所以很多老挝人理解为“月城”。但是ຈັນChan[tɕàn]在老挝语中还有一个意思是檀木。其实ວຽງຈັນ Vieng Chan在古代的本意是檀城。

Vientiane (/vjɛnˈtjɑːn/; French pronunciation: ​[vjɛ̃ˈtjan]; Lao:ວຽງຈັນ, Viang chan, IPA: [ʋíəŋ tɕàn]) is the capital and largest city of Laos, on the banks of the Mekong River near the border with Thailand. Vientiane became the capital in 1563 due to fears of a Burmese invasion. Vientiane was the administrative capital during French rule and, due to economic growth in recent times, is now the economic centre of Laos.