Phichit Province is around 345 kilometers north of Bangkok. The economy of the province is primarily based on agriculture. The town of Phichit is the provincial capital and it was once upon a time an important part of the Sukhothai kingdom.
Although the town is has good rail and road connection, very few visitors go there thinking there is not much to see. However, Phichit town and province is very fertile and lush because two rivers, Nan and Yom, flow through it. Phichit province is known to grow crops like rice, corn and green peas, and fruits like mango, jackfruit and pomelo.
Besides all the fields in the province, there are many other things to see and admire. One such place that a visitor must visit is Wat Rong Chang, which is a monastery located on Phichit-Wang Chik Road, which is 5 kilometers from Phichit town.
When King Phtaya Kottabong was ruling the region, the monastery was called Kong Chang, which means a place for elephant gathering. During those days, the monastery was actually a place where the elephants and their mahouts used to come to rest. Later on the name changed to Khlong Chang until the monastery was established, wherein the name finally changed to its present one, which Wat Rong Chang.
The monastery is worth visiting for its three giant Buddha images in different positions. One image is in the posture of subduing evil, the second is a reclining Buddha while the third one is restraining Buddha. However, the most interesting aspect of the monastery is its large chedi which has an underground room. This room is used as a storehouse to store bricks on which 84,000 sections of the Buddhist scriptures are inscribed.
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