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The environment of Malee Resort “Kamphaeng Phet”
The province Kamphaeng Phet covers a surface
of 8,607 square kilometers. The province capital of the same name lies 358 kilometers
north of Bangkok and has approx. 48,000 inhabitants. The city Kamphaeng Phet looks on a
700jährige history back and of the UNESCO to the list the world cultural heritage was
taken up. The historical park of Kamphaeng Phet lies five kilometers outside of the
province capital and consists of two parts - of one within the old Stadtmauer and one
outside. First covers the Kamphaeng Phet national museum, wades to Phra Kaeo with its
Pagode in the Sri Lanka style and wades to Phrathat. To the latter Wat Chang Rop, Wat Phra
Non, Wat Phra Si Ariyabot, Wat Sing and Wat Awat Yai.
The Namtok Khlong Lan national park with pictorial Wasserfällen is appropriate 65
kilometers west for the province capital Kamphaeng Phet. Beautiful Wasserfälle are
appropriate also in the Mae Wong national park, 79 kilometers of the province capital at
the freeway Klonglan - for Umphang.
The province lies on historicalpregnant soil: Their bloom time had it of the late
Sukhothai up to the recent Ayuthaya period.
Insidern are well-known the markets with the good-tasting, small and sweet banana sort
„Kluai Khai “. In order still, at the full moon in September and one day after
the Kluai Khai banana celebration continues to admit to make these bananas is aligned.
On the full moon day in February each year the Ngan Nopphra Lenpleng celebration with
parades takes place following an inscription on a boundary stone.
Objects of interest city Kamphaeng Phet
The archaeological places are worth seeing in the historical park of Kamphaeng Phet within
and outside of the Stadtmauern.
The Kamphaeng Phet national museum lies behind wades to Phra Kaeo and in the seventies was
opened. It contains art objects and archaeological finds from the most diverse periods of
the prähistorischen time up to the presence from completely Thailand, in addition,
particularly from the province Kamphaeng Phet and their neighbour provinces.
The important monastery wade to Phra Kaeo lies in the heart of the city. Its walls consist
of round sandstone plates, parallel to the Stadtmauer. All buildings of the monastery are
from sandstone and by a large Pagode in Sri Lanka style are likewise towered above.
Wade to Phrathat is the second largest monastery within the Stadtmauer. It is towered
above by a Pagode from sandstone and bricks. The monastery of a Vihara (a building in the
temple district for devotions and ceremonies, in which also laymen can participate) with
one gate each is orbited to both sides. This monastery represents the typical Kamphaeng
Phet style.
The San Phra Isuan altar lies behind the law courts. The foundation is built from
sandstone right parallelepipeds with high ones of 1,50 an m. Whereupon a bronze statue of
the God Isuan stands, poured during the period of the governor Chaowas Sudlapha. 1886,
during the reign of king Rama V., removed a German tourist head and hands of the statue
and brought it to Bangkok. The then governor announced this incident to the king, who
thereupon the return of the stolen articles arranged. Due to this incident by the statue a
replication was poured, which was put to a citizen of Berlin museum in a well-meaning
manner as gift at the disposal, where it is to be still visited today.
Objects of interest province Kamphaeng Phet
Outside of the Stadtmauern the historical park of Kamphaeng Phet still continues:
Wade to Chang Rop is a monastery with a large Pagode on a hill, carried by 68 elephants,
in the proximity of the city. By a sandstone wall and originates from the early Ayutthaya
or Sukhothai period is surrounded.
Wade to Phra Non is a reconditioned buddhistisches monastery with four clay brick walls.
Therein one finds a source and a bath area. Behind the church a Vihara stands. The whole
monastery plant is very worth seeing, because one finds this kind of the construction only
very rare today.
Also north of Kamphaeng the Phet lain wade to Phra SI Iryabot is worth an attendance. On
the underbody from Lateritstein in former times a large Vihara stood, and at the square
building in the background once four Buddhastatuen were in different positions (resting,
sitting, standing, constantly) attached. During a Rundgang one can see the well received
standing Buddha within the rear range of the plant still.
From the monastery wade to Phra sing assumes one that it was built because of its mixed
Sukhothai and Ayutthaya style over both periods.
Wade to Awat Yai is consisting a monastery of very large extent, of many Pagoden and
Viharas. It is to 3 km because of the road after Amphoe Phran Kratai, approximately north
of Saphan Khom gate. Its walls consist of bright sandstone, in whose center a oktogonale
Pagode stands.
Sirichit park is a tourist center with sports sites, flower gardens and a market for local
manual work. It is because of the bank of the river Ping opposite the Chakangrao hotel.
For nature lovers the Khao Son Forest park offers itself to the west of Kamphaeng Phet for
moving. Same applies to the Mae Wong national park with its beautiful Wasserfällen and
hot sources. Who would like to make trips that for mountain trunks (Yao, Meo and Karen)
finds these in the Nam Tok Khlong Lan national park 40 km west the city. |
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