L et’s Go
Ang Thong
A
t times, one wishes not to travel
too far from the centre in order
to explore the beauty of the
countryside. Thailand is one
of the many countries in which that is
possible. It is thus for that reason that this
month’s HOT Getaway does not take us
too far away from the country’s capital,
Bangkok. The HOT Magazine team looked
into a place that was easy to reach and
thus selected the wonderful province of
Ang Thong in central Thailand. Located
a mere one hundred and five kilometres
away from Suvarnabhumi Airport, it is a
perfect location to spend a few days and
to learn its rich history and culture.
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August 15 - September 15 , 2015
Located by the calm Noi River and the
famous Chao Phraya River, the province
of Ang Thong was previously known as
Mueang Wiset Chai Chan. The province
played a key role during the eighteenth
century at the glory of the Ayutthaya
Kingdom. As a frontier outpost, this
territory was mainly used to control the
advances of the Burmese army during the
latter’s Konbaung Dynasty, against which
the former Kingdom of Siam had several
confrontations. In all its might, Ang
Thong was the last province to fall in the
hands of the Burmese during the second
Burmese-Siamese War between 1765 and
1767. It is situated right next to Sing Buri,
where the famous resistance battle of the
village of Bang Rachan took place, an
event dear to Thai traditional culture as
a demonstration of heroic determination.
Dearest still, is the fact that Ang Thong
was the hometown of the valiant officers
Nai Dok and Nai Thongkaeo, who led the
aforementioned repel of the Burmese.
Ang Thong is geographically a small
province compared to those in the rest
of the country and mostly consists of
very rich agricultural land. It is one of
Thailand’s largest rice producers and is
known for the quality of it. In fact, the
name Ang Thong etymologically means