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Prap
Ho Monument commemorating tile victory over the insurrection
by Ho tribesmen, acts built in 1886, and is situated in front of the town
hall. Enlarged and renovated in 1951, it contains the remains of those
officials who lost their lives in putting down the rebellion.
Luang
Pho Phra Sai, the major Buddha lmage of the province, is enshrined
at Wat Pho Chai within town limit. Comparatively small, with only a spread
of about one meter across the knees, it is thought to have been cast in
Lan Chang. The annual Bun Soeng Bang Fai, or Rocket Festival, which is
held on the day of the Full Moon in April, is celebrated at this temple.
Tha
Sadet is a pier where tourists can take a ferry across the
Mekhong River to Tha Dua of Laos. However, they are required to obtain
beforehand an entry visa from the Laotian Embassy in Bangkok and contact
Tha Sadet Immigration Checkpoint. Tha Bidet is also a shopping area where
numerous souvenirs and products from Laos arc put on sale.
Thai-Lao
Friendship Bridge The first bridge across the Khong River linking
Nong Khai with Tha Na Laeng in Laos, 20 kilometers from Vientiane. The
bridge measures 1.2 kms. long. Foreigners wishing to visit Laos are required
to have a passport and visa and travel with an authorized agency only.
Travelling on one's own is not allowed in Laos.
Phrathat
Bangphuan 22 kilometers from the township area on Nong Khai
-Tha Bo Road, is an ancient pagoda long revered by Nong Khai people. The
pagoda houses relics of the Load Buddha. There is a homage paying fair
for Phrathat Bangphuan on the 11th waxing clay of the 2nd lunar month
every year.
Wat
Hin Mak Peng 30 kilometers from Amphoe Si Chiang Mai on the
Highway 211, the Wat stands on Mekong river bank with spectacular scenery.
It is a peaceful place where priests come to practise their meditation.
Phra
Chao Ong Tu one of the major Buddha images is 4 meter high
with a knee-spread of 3.29 meters. Enshrined at Wat Nam Mong, aobut 43
kilometers from town on the Nong Khai - Si Chiang Mar highway, it is believed
to have been cast in 1662.
Nam
Tok Than Thong & Nam Tok Than Thip are 85 kms. and 110 kms.
away from town respectively along the Nong Khai - Si Chiang Mai - Sangkhom
route some parts of which run hugging the hank of Mekhong River overlooking
a scenic view. Nam Tok Than Thong is a small waterfall flowing into Mekhong
River. Nam Tok than Thip is a larger, 2-tiered waterfall with plentiful
water during the rainy season.
Phu
Thok situated in Amphoe Bung Kan, some 185 kilometers from
the province, Plan Thok (a lonely mountain) is topped by Wat Chetiya Khiri
Vihan or Wat Phu Thok with a wooden spiral staircase leading up there.
The completion of the staircase took 5 years.
Phu
Wua Wild Life Sanctuary 31 kilometers from Amphoe Bung Kan,
is almost adjacent to the Laotian border where the two borders run parallel
to the Khong River. The area is about 150-300 meters above sea level and
comprises many beautiful waterfalls including Nam Tok Chanaen, Nam Tok
Tham Fun, Nam Tok Tham Phra and Nam Tok Chet Si.
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