Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Ayutthaya Today (Blog 10)


Hello everyone! This bog I would like to share the interesting information which it is very popular in Thailand, that is Phanakhonshi Ayutthaya or Ayutthaya province, and include it is very very important for the Thailand country because it has the history of Thai for the long time.

First of all, I would like to share some information about how it relate with the Thailand, and why the Thai people have to concern and preserve it by do not let other persons destroy. Ayutthaya has ever been the center town of Thailand about 417 years ago. The first person who was established it that is The King Autong or King Rakhom Thibodee I, after that it has been many the King was reigned amount 33 persons, conclude that it has about 5 dynasty to protect it such as: Autong dynasty, Suphannaphomi dynasty, Sukhothai dynasty, Prasarttong dynasty, and Banphoolaung dynasty; therefor, I can count that, it is the most long history of Thailand.

King Autong

Second the topography, it was the low land area, and had no mountains, but it has the main river which it surround this town to protected it from enemies, and always helped this area has been abundant; moreover, it has the three main river confluence with together such as: Pasak river, Loburi river, and Chaophaya river. The population of people in this town approximately 266,483 domestics, and they often  has been living along near the river's side.

Ayutthaya old town map

Third, since the first age until now, the Thai citizens often do the agriculture, particularly, farming and domesticating animals. They used to use buffalo and ox to help them plaited the rices and gave milk.

The way of  Ayuthaya life  

Forth, the most popular product and souvenirs cannot miss that is Saimai sweet or soft sweet. preserves, pickle fishes, and fishes weaving which it made from the palm leaves.

Finally, now Ayuthaya has become a province of Thailand, and the Thai new generation has been still maintaine the value of ancient remain to the next generation can see it has been setting to be the World heritage in 1991,  and include the most popular ancients that it is about the Thai old temple Such as: Phashisunphet temple, Phamongkolbophit temple, Hai Chaimongkol temple, Phanancheng Waravihan temple, Pharam temple, Mahathat temple, Jadee Phashisuriyothai monument, Lokkhayashutaram temple, Phamainru temple, Phudthaisawan temple, Khasattraworavihan temple etc.


Phanancheng temple

Phashisanphet temple

Mahathat temple

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