Attraction
Big Buddha Temple (Wat Phra Yai)
A 12-meter statue situated on a hill reached by a 60-step staircase. From the platform where the Buddha sits there’s a lovely view. Near the stairs you can ask a monk to tie a sai sin — a sacred thread — around your wrist for protection. The site is very popular with tourists; souvenir shops surround the complex, so the Buddhist atmosphere is less pronounced. Not far from the statue, several sculptures stand in the water depicting an episode from Sunthorn Phu’s epic poem 'Phra Aphai Mani.'
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