Samut Prakan Province
is at the far end of the Chao Phraya River, where
it empties out into the Gulf of Thailand. The borders to the north
and west join the Metropolitan of Bangkok. To the south is the
sea and the east Chachorng Sao Province.Samut Prakan was built
between 1620-1628 inthe Ayuttaya era. The original site for the
city was on the west side of the river at Phra Pradaeng. In 1819,King
RamaII commanded to have Samut Prakan re-located across the river
at the small fishing village of Paknam. At the same time he built
forts along both sides of the river in order to defend the approach
to Bangkok. Today, the city is still commonly known as Paknam
despite the change of name and status 180 years ago.
The
Ancient City (Gateway to
Thailand's Cultural Heritage) MUANG
BORAN,is an excellent reflection of thailand's multi-faceted
ancient culture e in an authentic and visually exciting setting.
Through symbolic architectural styles and fine arts,its various
structures and natural surroundings are harmoniously unified,allowing
visitors to witness the continuous flow of Thailand 's history,culture,religion
and art,as well as past and present customs and traditions of
its people. It is a place where Thais can perceive and recognize
their roots and heritage,and overseas visitors can gain an insight
into the Thai ways of life.
The Ancient City,MUANG BORAN,is like an open
book of history and an open door to the real Thailand. Here
you will find numerous reproductions of palace halls, temples,stupas,stone
sanctuaries and traditional houses. You can also visit serveral
reconstructed historical buildings, authenticated communities
with their inhabitants doing their daily chores and sample villages
from all regions of the country. What's more, these awe inspiring
historical and cultural symbols have been further enhanced by
their surroundings, specially created and subtly merged, to reflect
a social and cutural atmosphere of the past. New creations such
as the Sumeru Mount, thr statue of the Goddess of Mercy, Kuan
Yin ,and the garden of thr Gods have also been incoporated to
convey the cultural and religious beliefs of people in these ancient
communities.
Crocodile
Farm This
is the world's largest crocodile farm with over 60,000 crocodile.
It also boasts the largest crocodile in captivity. Named Yai,
it is 6 metres (19 ft 8 in) long and weighs 114.27 kg (2465 lb).
There are daily show and Elephant show. There are also many other
animals in the zoo. Most of the crocodiles are in the big ponds.
You can stroll along walkways and throw food down to the crocodiles.
The younger ones can be found in the nursery.
Thailand officials from the Samutprakan
crocodile zoo post next to Chai Yai's the world's largest captive
crocodile, June 10 during celebrations marking Chai Yai's 28th
birthday. Chai Yai has been recognized by the Guiness book of
World Records as the largest captive crocodile and celebrsted
its birthday with a feast of whole chickens and fish.
