Museum of buddhist art-Nongprue,Pattaya
Wat Yansangwararam ,Bang Lamung Mountains, Chon buri Province, Thailand. ( 3 )
Set in the Banglamung mountains this towering Temple can be seen for miles. I first saw this temple from the Viharnra Sien or Anek Kusala Sala Temple. It’s the Chinese temple mentioned in this book. I asked my friend Sutin who was driving the taxi and he told me all about it. So the following day, I made sure the first trip was to this incredible temple sat in beautifully landscaped gardens. There is a large lake that sets the canvas for this temple, you can see Pattaya city from the top of the tall temple.
As you drive into the temple you enter from a long winding road, on the right hand side is the beautiful lake setting. You are then met by a tall arched gateway leading into the grounds. This lake has several Pavilion halls scattered around it. These interesting Pavilion halls are in various and unique styles, modelled in different nationalities architecture. There are seven built here in the style of Lanna ~Thai, Central Thailand, Singapore ~ Chinese, Chinese ~ Thai , India, Japanese , and Swiss. Each of the halls has an image of dragons playing with water, which represents the kindness of the king of Thailand and are spreading this message to all the Thai people. This area is very beautiful and makes a very relaxing & calming place to visit.
During 1976, Khun Kajorn along with Khun Nithewvadee Aontrakarn offered a large section of land, to Somdet Phra Yarnsangworn the Supreme Patriarch, who was then the head of the Thai Monastic Order. Now, the complex is under the patronage of the current Thai King, King Bhumibol Adulyadej ~ Rama IX, for establishing a temple named Yansarnworn. While establishing the temple, Khun Nithewvadee and Khun Suarree Aontrakarn offered more land and currently the temple now stands in around 366 rai or 146 acres. It was built to honour the Kings of Thailand, past and present
Wat Yansangwararam is said to stand for heaven for those who love to meditate and practice the teachings. Wat Yansangwararam also offers different meditation courses for those that desire to follow this meditation. The meditation classes are held from 6.00 am to 18.00 pm. The location of Wat Yansangwararam is within the Jomtien Area. Visitors need to drive along Sukhumvit Road from Pattaya City to Sattahip, look for the Kilometre 160 marker. After passing Ban Ampher, you will see a sign showing Wat Yansangwararam is on the left hand side. After turning left, carry on for about 5 Km, and you then arrive at the temple area. Visitors who do not have a private vehicle can go there by hiring a taxi or Songthaew.
The main temple building of Wat Yansangwararam is known for its modern design and is built in a very different style to many Thai temples. A pavilion called Mondop or Mandapa contains a replica of a footprint of the Buddha. Inside a large white 40 metre tall Chedi are many priceless relics said to belong to the Buddha and his followers. Two beautiful statues are on display outside of the current King and Queen of Thailand and near is the statue of the current Kings mother. There is a large car park big enough for coaches and taxis and cars. Next to the car park is a large eating hall / restaurant where Thai food can be bought.
Inside the towering temple it’s very modern with modern art and works of art scattered around the interior. Mood music is played while you wander round this unusual temple building. Outside the grass areas are in need of a gardener, it’s a bit of a mess, it could be made so much better and lets the whole area down when the rest of it is very picturesque. Don’t forget to visit the shrine on top of the hill, just follow the road past the temple buildings and the Monks dwellings, keep bearing left and you will come to a large parking area. On your right are the steps to the hilltop shrine. Also within the temple complex is a school and a hospital and nursery and nursing stations for endangered wildlife.
Pattaya Floating Market,Sukhumvit Road, Pattaya, Nongprue, Banglamung, Chonburi. ( 4 )
Pattaya Floating Market was opened to the public in November 2008.The area of Pattaya's latest attraction which is situated on an approximately area of 100,000 square meters. It is divided into 4 separate parts, each with its own unique location, represents the four regions of Thailand: Northern -, Central -, North-Eastern and Southern region and offering a special blend of differing traditions.
More than 80 paddle boats are on standby to ferry visitors around the compound along many Thai style teak wood buildings, linked by a network of canals, bridges and a number of different sized islands with exotic plants and trees.The boat trip will slowly expose the richness of the surrounding architectural and cultural river side living. Water vendors moving with their paddle boats from dock to dock and offering their unique range of freshly cooked delicious traditional Thai dishes.
Pattaya Floating Market provides daily several cultural performances, native to the four regions of the country, like Thai classical dance, martial art demonstrations,as well as water boxing where the fighters perform on a horizontal slipery pole above the canal. Painters do show their artificial works, like umbrella and portrait painting.Pattaya Floating Market has recently provided Amphibian-boat rides, an agricultural rice field demonstration, authentic House-boats for home stay, and 10 mud-houses just right beside the rice field zone.
More than110 boutique-shops presenting wooden hand carvings, silks and cloth weaving, special Thai herbs and herbal products, many OTOP products and other native items from all over Thailand. The Nueng Siam Woodcarving Museum has on display rare pieces of crafted 200 years old teak and is home for the impressive and beautiful carved image of the elephant god Ganesha.
Pattaya Floating Market, the biggest man made floating market in the world, is located on the outskirts of Pattaya on Sukhumvit Road, on the way to Bang Saray and Sattahip. Easy access from Bangkok by Tour Service, public regular bus, taxi or coach.
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Pattaya is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 165 km southeast of Bangkok located within but not part of Amphoe Bang Lamung ( Banglamung ) in the province of Chonburi.
The city of Pattaya is a self governing municipal area which covers the whole tambon Nong Prue (Nongprue) and Na Kluea (Naklua) and parts of Huai Yai and Nong Pla Lai. It is located in the heavily industrial Eastern Seaboard zone, along with Si Racha (Sri Racha), Laem Chabang, and Chon Buri ( Chonburi ).
The city of Pattaya has a population exceeding 100,000 (2007). Pattaya is also the centre of the Pattaya-Chonburi Metropolitan Area, the conurbation in Chonburi Province, with a total population exceeding 1,000,000 (2010).
The name Pattaya evolved from the march of Phraya Tak ( later King Taksin ) and his army from Ayutthaya to Chanthaburi, which took place before the fall of the former capital to the Burmese invaders in 1767.
When his army arrived at the vicinity of what is now Pattaya, Phraya Tak encountered the troops of Nai Klom, who tried to intercept him. When the two leaders met face to face, Nai Klom was awed by Phraya Tak's dignified manner and his army's strict discipline. He then surrendered without a fight. The place the two armies confronted one another was called Thap Phraya, which means the Army of the Phraya. This was later changed to Phatthaya, which means the wind blowing from the southwest to the northeast at the beginning of the rainy season. Today the city is officially known as Pattaya.
For centuries, Pattaya was a small fishing village. But a change occurred on April 26, 1961, when the first group of about 100 American servicemen who were fighting in the Vietnam War arrived in Pattaya for relaxation. From this beginning, Pattaya became a popular beach resort which now attracts over 4 million visitors a year. Fishermen's huts along the beach were replaced by resort hotels and retail stores, including Asia's largest beachfront shopping mall, the Central Festival Pattaya Beach Mall.
The city (Mueang) had 104,318 registered inhabitants in 2007. As with the Bangkok Metropolitan Region, that figure excludes the large number of people who work in the city but remain registered in their hometowns, and many long-term expatriate visitors. Including non-registered residents, the population numbers around 300,000 at any given time. Other estimates put the figure as high as 500,000.
Most of the officially-registered Pattaya residents are of Thai-Chinese ancestry. Due to the tourist industry, many people from the Northeast (known as Issan, the poorest region of Thailand) have come to work in Pattaya, and are counted for census purposes in their hometown.
There is a fast-growing community of foreign retirees living in Pattaya. Thai immigration has a special visa category for foreigners over age 50 who wish to retire in Thailand. Pattaya is attractive to many retirees from Europe and other Western countries not only because of its climate and exotic, easy lifestyle, but also because living costs are a fraction of those in Europe, a major consideration for people on fixed pensions or incomes.