Khao Kong Temple and the Hundred Years Bridge, Tak Bai, Narathiwat
#Wat Khao Kong, Buddha Monthon in Thailand. At present (2560), in addition to the central part, Sala Ya Subdistrict, Phuttha Monthon District, Nakhon Pathom Province, there are 9 more regional Buddha Monthons: Phitsanulok, Nakhon Sawan, Samut Sakhon, Lampang, Phayao, Nakhon Phanom, Khon Kaen, Phetchaburi and Narathiwat.
Phuttha Monthon Narathiwat is considered the only Buddha Monthon in the South. It is also the location of "Wat Khao Kong", which enshrines a seated Buddha statue bestowing blessings, built in the Southern Indian style (Khanom Tom style), which is beautiful and the largest in the South, called "Phra Phuttha Thaksin Ming Mongkhon".
Phra Phuttha Thaksin Ming Mongkhon has a lap width of 17 meters, and a height from the bottom of the lap to the topknot of the lotus bud of 23 meters, decorated with gold mosaics all over the body. It was completed in 1969. His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, King Rama IX, came to enshrine the relics of the Lord Buddha. Complete with soil from the holy sites, namely soil from the birthplace, enlightenment and nirvana of the Lord Buddha, on the left chest of Phra Phutthadaksin Mingmongkol on July 16, 1970.
#Saphan Khoi Roi Pee Tak Bai The Saphan Khoi Roi Pee Bridge is 345 meters long. It was originally a wooden bridge that stretched across the Tak Bai River from the mainland to Koh Yao, Narathiwat Province.
However, a strong and beautiful concrete bridge has now been built alongside the old wooden bridge, which has become the main route for local people to travel.
The reason this bridge is called Saphan Khoi Roi Pee is because in the past, when there was no bridge, local people on Koh Yao had to use boats to cross the river to Tak Bai. Before the bridge was built, it was called Saphan Khoi Roi Pee Bridge.