Attractions
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Amphoe Mueang
Bueng
Si Fai
Bueng Si Fai is a large fresh-water lake to the south of town.
It is a Fishery Department's facility to breed fresh-water. Along the banks is
a delightfully landscaped park suitable for rest and recreation. The scenery is
at its most scenic in the early morning and late afternoon. On the other side
of the park is an aquarium exhibiting species of native fish and local fishing
equipment. An eye-catching sight is a gigantic, crocodile-shaped structure within
which is a space which could be used for meetings.
Utthayan Mueang
Kao Pichit
About
7 kilometres from town on the Phichit-Wang Chick road (no. 1068) is Utthayan Mueang
Kao Pichit. The park features an ancient town dating back to more than 900 years.
Most of the structures discovered were built during the Sukhothai and Ayutthaya
periods. The old town is surrounded by city walls and moats. During the Sukhothai
period it was called Muang Sa Luang situated on the original bank of the Nan River
before the river changes its course, which was the reason the town itself was
moved to the new bank in circa 1881 during the reign of king Rama V. In the town
centre is Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat with its large bell-shaped Chedi inside
of which have been found hundreds of votive tablets. In front of the Chedi are
remains of a Vihan. There are score of small Chedis scattered around the site.
Wat Khao Rup Chang
Wat Khao Rup Chang is located along the Phichit-Taphan
Hin road some 15 kilometres from town. On the hilltop is an old, Ayutthaya-style
Chedi built of bricks but with its top part now broken. There is also a Mondop,
the wall murals of which have largely faded away. The Mondop house a bronze Holy
Relic.
Wat Nakhon Chum
Wat Nakhon Chum is some 9 kilometres
from town on the Phichit - Wang Chik road. Built in the Sukhothai period about
800 hundred years ago, the temple features an old Ubosot built with brick and
mortar with the upper parts in wood. Instead of windows, there are narrow openings
for ventilation throughout the walls, similar to temples of the Ayutthaya period.
In the Ubosot is a large Sukhothai-style Buddha statue once used as the principal
statue in oath-taking ceremony pledging allegiance to the monarch.
Wat Tha Luang
Built on the west bank of the Nan River within town
limit in 1845, Wat Tha Luang today houses Luang Pho Phet, a Chiang Saen-style
Buddhist statue cast in bronze.
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Amphoe Pho Prathap Chang
Wat
Pho Prathap Chang
An old temple in Pho Prathap Chang district is Wat Pho
Prathap Chang, located about 27 kilometres from town on route #1068 to the south.
It was built by Phra Chao Sua, an Ayutthaya king, in 1701 at a site reputed to
be his own birth-place. Although abandoned for almost 300 years, the remaining
traces are indicative of past splendors, such as a huge Vihan with its walls still
standing but now roofless, and small Chedis scattered over the site. The entire
site is surrounded by double-walls and huge trees, some of which are over 200
years old.
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Wat
Bang Khlan
About 12 kilometres from the district town of Pho Tha-le,
or 60 kilometres south of Phichit town, is Wat Bang Khlan. It was the resident
temple of the highly revered monk, the late Luang Pho Ngoen. A statue of the Luang
Pho Ngoen continues to receive homage from the public. The Chai Bowon Museum inside
the temple collects ancient items such as votive tablets, Buddha statues and earthen-wares
for display. It is open only on Saturday-Sunday.
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Amphoe Taphan Hin
Taphan
Hin
Taphan
Hin is the most commercially advanced district of Phichit. Located on the bank
of the Nan River some 30 kilometres south of the provincial seat on Highway No.113,
it can also be reached via railways. The most prominent sight of the district
is the 34 metre-tall golden Buddha statue, the Luang Pho To, at Wat Thewaprasat
on the Nan river bank opposite the Tapan Hin market. There are ferry services
across the river. |
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