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Wat Chaiyo
Worawihan This monastery, located 18 kilometers from Amphoe Muang,
houses Phra Maha Phuttha Phim which is in the attitude of meditation.
It was built by Somdet Phra Phutthachan (To Phrom Rangsi) of Wat Rakhang
during the reign of King Rama IV. This Buddha image is highly respected
by inhabitants of Ang Thong Province and the neighbouring provinces especially
for those who collect small Buddha images. They have the in depth knowledge
that the amulets called "Somdet Wat Chaiyo" are very popular and very
difficult to be located.
Reclining
Buddha of Wat Khun Inthapramun This 50 meters reclining Buddha is
housed in Wat Khun Inthapramun, Amphoe Pho Thong, 11 kilometers from the
township. The monastery is located in the open air of the rice fields
having no roof due to the Wihan housing the image being in ruins. In front
of this image lies a statue of a man who, according to the legend, is
Khun Inthapramun, a revenue officer who secretly took away the official
money to enlarge the original 40 meters construction of the image. When
the king heard about that and interrogated him where from he obtained
the money he did not answer and was whipped to death, thus originating
the name of this monastery as Wat Khun Inthapramun.
Wat Pho
Thong This monastery is located in Amphoe Pho Thong, nine kilometers
from the Amphoe Office. Here Prince Uthumphon (Khun Luang Ha Wat) resided
during his second monkhoodperiod. He caused the construction of a place
of interest,e.g.,Kham Yat Hall as his residential compartment. Amphoe
Pho Thong is famed for the beautiful craftsmanship in inventing the wicker-ware
items of special Dok Phikun design which are usually bought by the tourist
as souvenirs.
Wat Phra
Phuttha Saiyat Pa Mok This monastery is a royal grade monastery (Wora
Wihan) located at Amphoe Pa Mok,18 kilometers from Amphoe Muang. There
is a very old Reclining Buddha image which is 22.58 meters long. It is
found in the royal record that King Naresuan also stopped over to convene
his troops and pay homage to this Reclining Buddha prior to leading the
army to fight King Maha Uparacha of Burma.
Ban Bang
Phae Drum Making Village This village is located in the vicinity of
Amphoe Pa Mok and accessible by the road passing the Municipality Office
which is parallel to the Yang Mani Irrigation Canal, after which one enters
the village situated on the bank of the Chao Phraya River. Drums produced
in this village vary the small souvenir size to the very large temple
size.
Wat Sa
Kaeo This monastery, originally named Wat Sa Kae and built in 1699,
is located 15 kilometers from Ayutthaya along Highway 309 (AyutthayaAng
Thong route) with a left turn into the monastery. Wat Sa Kaeo partly serves
as an orphanage for a large number of children. Also situated within the
precincts of the monastery is "Samakkhi-samakhan," a cloth weaving project
under royal demand under the Ministry of Industry. Many kinds of cloth
are woven here such as cotton, long simple skirt, loincloth, etc.
Ban Bang
Sadet Miniature Doll Centre under the Royal Patronage of Her Majesty the
Queen. This is a small village where people manage to improve their
standard of living by making miniature dolls as an additional occupation
under the royal patronage of Her Majesty the Queen. The Dolls are on display
at the sermon hall of Wat Tha Sutthawat and also available at Chitralada
shops.
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