Baray Andet
Baray Andet is in Baray village, Baray commune, Prey Veng
district, about 3 kilometers west of Prey Veng provincial town. It is a plain
on high ground surrounded by big trees. It is believed that Baray Andet is a
Bang Bot place, where all of the powerful and magical spirits in Prey Veng
province gather, so local people consider it do be an ideal place for swearing
oaths and praying. On Silas days, people play Pinpeat music for the spirit
Neakta. They pray for happiness and ask for rain to grow rice. This is also the
starting point for the Neakta procession to Ba Phnom before Khmer New Year.
Ba Phnom
Ba Phnom is located in Chheur Kach commune, Ba Phnom district about 78 kilometers east of Phnom Penh and 45 kilometers south of Prey Veng provincial town. Visitors traveling from Phnom Penh along national road 1 should turn left at Kampong Sneung market and go about 7 kilometers. There are four mountains in Ba Phnom such as Phnom Sampeou, Phnom Laang, Phnom Thom and Phnom Banhchor. Ba Phnom was once the ancient city Nokor Phnom, which was located near these mountains in Ba Phnom district. Few remnants of the city remain. Among those that can be seen are pieces of the ancient temple Prasat Chan, which was located in front of Wat Vihear Kuk, near the foot of Phnom sampeou in Cheung Phnom commune. At one time, the city also had a palace and a hall but both have been destroyed by year of war.
The view from the top of Ba Phnom is very picturesque. There is a big, rocky
cave near the mountaintop that shelters wildlife. At the foot of mountain,
there is a pagoda, Wat Phnom, also known as Wat Ba Phnom. A road circles the
mountains and a big pond lies the east of them. People live around the
mountains. Ba Phnom has been eyed for tourism development east of the Mekong
River because the area attracts many people on weekends and during Cambodia
festivals.
Chong Srok Temple
Chong Srok temple is located in Chong Srok village, Chong
Srok commune, Srei Santhar Kandal district about 38 kilometers north of Prey
Veng provincial town. Chong Srok temple
was built of brick and sandstone in the 7th century. It was built on
a high ground in a field on palm tree near a Koki tree. Although much of the
temple has been destroyed, there remains a sandstone statue of a bull, once
revered as a powerful Bodhisattva or Buddhist deity.
These places, mostly local people around province to visit
with their family during holiday such as weekend, national ceremony, and Khmer
New Year. I hope that you will happy with your travel and trip around this
province. We will find other beautiful place to show you more for consider when
you need holiday. Thanks you so much for your visit this article and don’t
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