Rabu, 19 Januari 2011

Travelling to Inside Sukhothai - Thailand


Phichit province, some 340km north of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand is located. City and capital of the province of Phichit, and was founded in 1056. Sukhthai town is an important part of the Kingdom of Thailand has a large role in ancient history.

They recognized the historic significance of the village do not go, because today almost a visitor. The village of rice, corn, peas, pomelo, mango and jackfruit, and is a major producer of crops and fruits. Phitchit fat silent as long as the soil into the river Chao Phraya River, namely, the presence of my grandmother and the Yom river flow is due to the very fertile.


When Phitchit visit the village, must see place in Phichit Wang Chik Road is 7km from the village are Utthayan Mueang Kao Pichit. Utthayan Mueang Kao Pichit to the ancient village houses more than 900 years old park. Archaeologists have been built during the Sukhothai and Ayutthaya are believed structure was found. There is a moat and wall around the city.

During the Sukhothai period, Utthayan Mueang Kao Pichit think that will be known as Muang Luang four centuries it has changed the course of the river and the bank was located in the following. However, somewhere in 1881, during the reign of King Rama V and the village was relocated to a new bank of the River.


The ancient town in the middle of the city Rattana Mahathat is Wat Phra. Once you have consecrated this temple you can see hundreds of tablets and a huge bell-shaped inner chediitda. Unfortunately, much remains vihan, but you still can see the wreckage of The Chedi is vihan before. Right around Utthayan Mueang Kao Pichit can not see many small chedis.