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Wat Chong Klang and Wat Chong Kham

Wat Chong Klang
Next to Wat Chong Kham is Wat Chong Klang where a replica of the Phra Phuttha Sihing is installed on an altar.  There are several interesting items such as wooden figurines of human and animals depicted in the Phra Vejsandon Jakata (pronounced Cha-dok which means one of odd stories of former incarnations of the Buddha) created by Burmese craftsmen and brought over in 1857, painting on glass about the Jakata and on Prince Siddhartha, as well as on the ways of life of the time.  The captions are in Burmese.  There are also notations that the paintings were by Thai Yai artisans from Mandalay.

Wat Chong Kham
This is an old temple on the bank of the swamp Nong Chong Kham.  It was built in 1827 by Thai Yai artisans.  The pillars are gilded in golden flakes.  The temple houses a large Buddha statue with a lap width of 4.85 metres cast by Burmese craftsmen.  Another statue is a replica of the Buddha image in Wat Suthat in Bangkok.
information provided by T.A.T (Tourism Autority of Thailand)



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