Thursday, July 17, 2014

Santuk Mountain


            Santuk Mountain is natural place that locate around 17 kilometers from the town, and it also who Khmer culture too. People called this mountain many names from the past till now such as Phnom Thom, Phnom Arth Santuk, Phnom Chorm Chong Kiri, Phnom Krop Tuk and Phnom Preah Bat Chann Tuk. There are lots of Buddha statues on the top of this mountain. Three big Buddha statues have more than 10 meters length for each one. Moreover, Preah Bat Chann Tuk is a very big statue and sacred for people. Preah Ponhea Dharma Reacha built this statue during 1474-1494 AD. There are many people go to visit this mountain for the purposes of natural exploration and cultural study. As visitors reach the top of this mountain, they can see view of the forest even they are a bit tired from climbing. 













 

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