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:: Dolphin Habitat
:: Kampee Resort
:: Phnom Sam Bok Resort
:: Sar Sar-100 Pagoda
(The 100-Column Pagoda) |
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Dolphin Habitat |
How To Go: 15 KM (15MN) from Provincial Town.
Location: Kampee Village,Sambok Commune,Kratie District.
Discription: Nature & Wildlife Preserves. |
Kampee Resort |
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Description: Is the great natural resort providing shelter
to Dolphins. When we travel along the National Road No.7
to the North about 15 Kilometers from the provincial
town, we will arrive at a bridge of Prek Kam Py where we
have seen a very novel view of the Mekong River
consisting of thousands of islands full of green water
plants. Usually from January to May, there are local and
international visitors, who call on the Kam Py resort
for swimming, especially during the Khmer New Year. Kam
Py resort has special features such as: - The resort is
closed to the National Road, assured safety and has
large parking sites for motocycles and cars. - The
riverbank is full of sand, and there are many islands
assuring the visit of thousands of visitors. - The water
is clear as mirror, has 0.5-1.30 meter depth and flows
with undangerous speed. Kam Py resort has not only the
good natural manner, but also been provided the good
servises for visitors such as the crossing bridge,
floating cottages, soft-drink shops, restaurants,
emergency agency, guards and security as well. Nowadays,
the provincial tourist office has endeavored to upgrade
arranging the resort to be better and more attractive. |
Phnom Sam Bok Resort |
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Description: Is the natural and historical resort, locates
at Thmor Kre Commune, Kratie District in 11-Kilometer
distance from the provincial town by the National Road
No 7, then turning more 500 Meters to the mountain.
Phnom Sam Bok is the cultural and main tourist resort of
Kratie province. The resort has good location and
assured safety for tourists to visit. Phnom Sam Bok has
been arranged as the tourist resort since the Sang Kum
Reas Ni Yum time. The special features of Phnom Sam Bok
are: - Closed to the western mountain foot, there is a
big pond full of clearwater and natural plants. - The
mountain has two peak, a dull peak and a pointed peak.
On the mountain top, we can view the beautiful scene
especially the Mekong River. - The mountain rich in big
trees and birds. - There is a concrete stair stretching
from the mountain foot to the top, and there are many
resting place at the mountain. The legend said that one
upon the time, there was a king named Cha Krey Sara
Varman a son of Preah Bat Hathak Athi Reah Varman. After
he succeeded his father, he informed officials and high
officials to serch gold mine. Then they found a place
closed to the mountain foot of Sam Bok very rich in
gold. The local people there called the place “Kan Leng
Sam Bo Meas” means “a place very rich in gold ”. Long
time after that, the word changed to “Phnom Sam Bok Meas
”, then only “Phnom Sam Bor” until now. The background
of Phnom Sam Bok: At the beginning of 15th century,
there was a monk named Neak Voan, the student who has
the same teacher to the monk, Neak Sen. Neak Sen is the
teacher of crocodile, Nen Thun and he does meditation on
the mountaintop of Sam Bok. The monk, Neak Voan has very
strong ritual formulas and he is well known to the near
and far local people. The local people accompany each
other to learn the ritual formulas from Neak voan. Since
that, Phnom Sam Bok becomes the worshipping place until
now. |
Sar Sar-100 Pagoda(The 100-Column Pagoda) |
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Description: Located at Sam Bor District in 36-kilometer
distance, North of the provincial town by the National
Road No 7. The special features of Sar Sar-100 pagoda
are: The 100-column pagoda was built on the place where
the Royal Palace temple of Sam Phu Borak Capital of the
Chen La time located. At the area, there are four-Buddist
temples facing to different directions: 1- Vihear Lao
faces to the West 2- Vihear Sar Sar-100 faces to the
North 3- Vihear Kork Keut faces to the Est 4- Vihear
Kork faces to the South (this Buddhist temple has only
base and mark remain). During the Khmer New Year, the
local people who live near the former sam Phu Bo Rak
Capital usually celebrate the four-day festival by
starting at Vihear Sar Sar-100 first, then Vihear Kork
and Vihear Lao lastly. Background of Vihear Sar Sar-100:
Was built in 1806 and the size is 30 Meters x 30 Meters.
In the former time, at the 100th column, was thatched by
Preah Ang Chan Reachea II for dedicating to the power of
Vihear sar sar-100 to maintain the soul of Preah Neang
Varakak, his daughter who was swallowed by the
crocodile, Nen Thun. Vihear Sar Sar-100 is different to
other temples because it faces to the North. About 100
years later, the temple was damaged by the strong
lightening, which caused 22 columns burnt down and the
statues dirtied by smoke. Because of this incident, the
temple was pulled down and rebuilt by the local people,
but it had only 78 columns. Until 1987, the 100-column
pagoda has once again been renovated with 35-meter
length, 18-meter width, 23-meter height and 116 columns;
also, the temple has completely been renovated,
inaugurated and Sey Ma buried on January 14, 1998. |
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