Nakhon Phanom(นครพนม):
It is located 740 km north-east of Bangkokon the banks of the Mekong River bordering Laos. The area was long settled by Lao people and belonged to the Lan Xang kingdom.
During the centuries, Lao and other ethnic groups migrated across the Mekhong River and this is reflected in the local dialects, customs and cuisine of Nakhon Phanom. Many unique folk dances, such as the Sri Kotrabun dance, regarded as the symbol of Nakhon Phanom's long history, are still performed on special occasions.
Many ancient religious monuments can be visited and the most highly revered is Pra Thad Phanom. The sacred stupa nourishes the hearts of Nakhon Phanom’s community. People from other provinces and Laotian Buddhists make their pilgrimage to this highly venerated site to ask for blessings.
In addition, visitors can experience the unique fusion of Thai and Lao arts and culture through customs such as the Bai-Sri-Su-Kwan ceremony.
Nakhon Phanom province is renowned for its picturesque sceneries and relaxing ambiance by the Mekong River.
วันเสาร์ที่ 29 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2556
Chaiyaphum(ชัยภูมิ)
Chaiyaphum(ชัยภูมิ):
Is located 342km fromBangkok. It is well known because of its beautiful flower fields. Approximately 50% of Chaiyaphum is mountains and forests, the rest is a plateau.
Most famous in the town of Chaiyaphum isPrang Ku (Ku means "cave like stupa"), the oldest religious site, built of sandstone and enshrines a Buddha image from the Dhvaravati period. Locals come to worship daily and once a year a big bathing ceremony is held during the April full moon.
Four national parks can be visited in the province. The Tat Thon National Park is in north-west of the province, featuring some scenic waterfalls and dry dipterocarp forests. The park’s biggest attraction is the Sai Thong waterfall and huge fields of Siamese Tulips, the pink "Kra Chieo'' flowers.
Similar fields can be found in Pa Hin Ngam National Park which has its name from strangely shaped big rock formations.
On the top of Landa Mountain is a high cliff called Pha Koeng where a 7 meters tall Buddha image is built in a religious park. Ban Khwao is a village well-know for its patterned hand-woven silk.
Is located 342km fromBangkok. It is well known because of its beautiful flower fields. Approximately 50% of Chaiyaphum is mountains and forests, the rest is a plateau.
Most famous in the town of Chaiyaphum isPrang Ku (Ku means "cave like stupa"), the oldest religious site, built of sandstone and enshrines a Buddha image from the Dhvaravati period. Locals come to worship daily and once a year a big bathing ceremony is held during the April full moon.
Four national parks can be visited in the province. The Tat Thon National Park is in north-west of the province, featuring some scenic waterfalls and dry dipterocarp forests. The park’s biggest attraction is the Sai Thong waterfall and huge fields of Siamese Tulips, the pink "Kra Chieo'' flowers.
Similar fields can be found in Pa Hin Ngam National Park which has its name from strangely shaped big rock formations.
On the top of Landa Mountain is a high cliff called Pha Koeng where a 7 meters tall Buddha image is built in a religious park. Ban Khwao is a village well-know for its patterned hand-woven silk.
Khon Kaen(ขอนแก่น)
Khon Kaen(ขอนแก่น):
is the commercial, administrative an educational centre of the Northeast. Khon Kaen is the centre of the northeastern silk industry with numerous villages producing their own "mudmee" designs. Chonnabot is noted for its high quality silks. Every December the city hosts a Silk Fairand all the best materials are on sale.
Khon Kaen has plenty of beautiful temples, Wat Jien Bung Kaen Nakhon, Wat That. Wat Nongwang is located south of the city providing a stunning view of Khon Kaen city and Bung Kaen Nakhon Lake can be seen from the 9-tiered balcony that surrounds the outside of the temple. The Wat’s abbot will occasionally invite visitors to the top of the Wat to view ancient Buddhist artifacts.
Khon Kaen National Museum houses objects from the Dvaravati period and bronze sculptures from Ban Chiang.
Ubonrat Dam - Most of the area is covered with dipterocarps forests. Activities are jungle treks, lodging at a guesthouse, camping in the forest and campfires.
Worth a visit is the King Cobra Conservation Project where dozen of Thailand’s endangered king cobras are protected and bred.
Phu Wiang National Park, an area also famous for its flora, fauna and waterfalls and as well for the dinosaur remains which had been found here.
is the commercial, administrative an educational centre of the Northeast. Khon Kaen is the centre of the northeastern silk industry with numerous villages producing their own "mudmee" designs. Chonnabot is noted for its high quality silks. Every December the city hosts a Silk Fairand all the best materials are on sale.
Khon Kaen has plenty of beautiful temples, Wat Jien Bung Kaen Nakhon, Wat That. Wat Nongwang is located south of the city providing a stunning view of Khon Kaen city and Bung Kaen Nakhon Lake can be seen from the 9-tiered balcony that surrounds the outside of the temple. The Wat’s abbot will occasionally invite visitors to the top of the Wat to view ancient Buddhist artifacts.
Khon Kaen National Museum houses objects from the Dvaravati period and bronze sculptures from Ban Chiang.
Ubonrat Dam - Most of the area is covered with dipterocarps forests. Activities are jungle treks, lodging at a guesthouse, camping in the forest and campfires.
Worth a visit is the King Cobra Conservation Project where dozen of Thailand’s endangered king cobras are protected and bred.
Phu Wiang National Park, an area also famous for its flora, fauna and waterfalls and as well for the dinosaur remains which had been found here.
วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 6 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2556
Maha Sarakham(มหาสารคาม)
Maha Sarakham(มหาสารคาม):Situated in the heart of Northeastern Thailand, the small province of Maha Sarakham is considered to be a regional education centre, earning the name "Taksila of Isan" (Taksila was a city where education of all branches centered around in ancient India). It is home to six colleges and 2 universities and the city has the feeling of a student town with a young and cosmopolitan population. The most famous temple is the more than 100 years old Phra That Na Dun, from the ancient city of Nakhon Champasi.
The province also houses a sacred Buddha image and has many historical sites, from the Dvaravati period. Maha Sarakham's beautiful hand woven silk and cotton fabrics are well-known locally and internationally for their original patterns. Maha Sarakham is 470 kilometers from Bangkok.
The province also houses a sacred Buddha image and has many historical sites, from the Dvaravati period. Maha Sarakham's beautiful hand woven silk and cotton fabrics are well-known locally and internationally for their original patterns. Maha Sarakham is 470 kilometers from Bangkok.
Roi Et (ร้อยเอ็ด)
Roi Et (ร้อยเอ็ด)Translates to 101, referring to the original 11 satellite cities around the main city as well as the 11 city gates. To express the importance of the city the number was exaggerated. Roi Et town, about 510 km north-east of Bangkok, is built around an artificial lake which local people enjoy for all kinds of leisure activities.
Thailand’s tallest standing Buddha, 68 m high, can be found here at Wat Buraphaphiram. A staircase enables visitors to climb up to his knee-high level. Ku Kasingis a Khmer sanctuary dating from the 11th century. Pha Nam Yoi or Isan Buddhist Park(ผาน้ำย้อย หรือ พุทธอุทยานอีสาน) covers a forest with wide varieties of hardwood trees and is home to various kinds of wild animals. It has a large stone cliff having running water and small springs coming out from the wall.
Thailand’s tallest standing Buddha, 68 m high, can be found here at Wat Buraphaphiram. A staircase enables visitors to climb up to his knee-high level. Ku Kasingis a Khmer sanctuary dating from the 11th century. Pha Nam Yoi or Isan Buddhist Park(ผาน้ำย้อย หรือ พุทธอุทยานอีสาน) covers a forest with wide varieties of hardwood trees and is home to various kinds of wild animals. It has a large stone cliff having running water and small springs coming out from the wall.
Yasothon (ยโสธร)
Yasothon (ยโสธร)is famous for its boisterous Rocket Festival Boon Bang Fai. Every year in May giant home-made missiles are shot into the air in a symbolic rain-making prayer. The rockets decorated beautifully with Thai traditional patterns in gold color will be displayed on huge carts during a parade through the city. The next day, the rockets will be launched in a big field. Traditionally the owner of the rocket which did not launch successfully will be thrown into a muddy pond.
Wat Mahathat is a much-visited Lao-style chedi, said to be over 1,200 years old. It enshrines holy relics of Phra Ananda who was one of Buddha's main disciples. ThatKong Khao Noi is an ancient Khmer chedi with a much revered brick and stucco Buddha that is ritually bathed every April.
The handicraft village of Ban Si Than is famed for the triangular pillows, called Mon Kwan, used in most Thai households. Yasothon is also famed for other handicrafts such as Khit cloth, replica cart, sticky rice container and basketry.
Wat Mahathat is a much-visited Lao-style chedi, said to be over 1,200 years old. It enshrines holy relics of Phra Ananda who was one of Buddha's main disciples. ThatKong Khao Noi is an ancient Khmer chedi with a much revered brick and stucco Buddha that is ritually bathed every April.
The handicraft village of Ban Si Than is famed for the triangular pillows, called Mon Kwan, used in most Thai households. Yasothon is also famed for other handicrafts such as Khit cloth, replica cart, sticky rice container and basketry.
Amnat Charoen(อำนาจเจริญ)
Amnat Charoen(อำนาจเจริญ):
580 km northeast ofBangkok is know as the land of Dharma. It is famous for its scenic views along the Maekong River, especially during the dry season, when the rock formations are visible.
Phra Mongkon Ming Muang is located in a forest like park and houses a 20 meter high Buddha statue in the mudra of subduing Mara. Is is decorated with golden mosaic tiles in North-Indian style and the most sacred Buddha image of the province. The temple also keeps a respected Buddha image called Pa La Hai, coincidentally discovered in the pond in 1962 when the temple was under renovation. This Buddha image is believed to bring good fortune to worshippers.
Wat Tham Saeng Phet is a famous meditation sanctuary, a school of the late Phra Achan Cha. The large temple area consists of a hilltop chapel with the principal Buddha image. The temple is set amidst rocks which reflect the light and sparkle like diamonds. Monks of different nationalities come here for meditation retreats. Don Chao Pu Forest Park is a dense forest with a lot of different varieties of trees, many of them more than 100 years old. The shady and quiet forest is home to a large number of monkeys.
580 km northeast ofBangkok is know as the land of Dharma. It is famous for its scenic views along the Maekong River, especially during the dry season, when the rock formations are visible.
Phra Mongkon Ming Muang is located in a forest like park and houses a 20 meter high Buddha statue in the mudra of subduing Mara. Is is decorated with golden mosaic tiles in North-Indian style and the most sacred Buddha image of the province. The temple also keeps a respected Buddha image called Pa La Hai, coincidentally discovered in the pond in 1962 when the temple was under renovation. This Buddha image is believed to bring good fortune to worshippers.
Wat Tham Saeng Phet is a famous meditation sanctuary, a school of the late Phra Achan Cha. The large temple area consists of a hilltop chapel with the principal Buddha image. The temple is set amidst rocks which reflect the light and sparkle like diamonds. Monks of different nationalities come here for meditation retreats. Don Chao Pu Forest Park is a dense forest with a lot of different varieties of trees, many of them more than 100 years old. The shady and quiet forest is home to a large number of monkeys.
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