“Golden Bowl”, which gives us an insight
into the importance that this province has
in an agricultural sense and attests for the
quality of the golden coloured rice that it
produces. It is also thought to derive from
the concave shape of the basin in which it
lies.
The province is most famously known
for the quantity of beautiful architectural
structures and monuments that populate
it. It has over two hundred magnificent
and interesting temples and in the
following paragraphs we provide you
with the description of a few of those, and
show you why a trip to Ang Thong is a
way to enrich your cultural and historical
knowledge of Thailand.
The first attraction we look at is Wat
Phinittammasan, which is very popular
because of its old Viharns, as they were
constructed towards the latter end of the
Ayutthaya Kingdom. Equally impressive
is the large plaster-made seated Buddha
image in a posture which sees him
undertaking a subduing Mara. It measures
twelve metres in width and is thus an
impressive sight to anyone’s eyes.
We then go into Wat Muang, which
boast the big Buddha. This structure is
very famous because it is the ninth biggest
statue in the entire world. Painted in gold,
it is made entirely out of cement and
stands at an impressive ninety two metres
of height. It was constructed over a period
of eighteen years, as it began in 1990 and
was not completed until seven years ago
in 2008.
The next attraction is Wat Saket. Located
in the Chayaphum by the Chao Phraya
River it is a temple that dates back to
the Kingdom of Ayutthaya. Previously
named Ban Sa it is mentioned in the royal
chronicles that when Phrachao Chiangmai
led the army to camp in Ban Saket, King
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