When it comes to Thailand, well-known tourist destinations are numerous, including Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Kami, Hua Hin... and a series of tropical islands that allow people to enjoy the seaside resort. But in fact, Thailand has some unknown, but long-standing destinations, many of the past glory and wonderful.
Four hundred kilometers north of Bangkok, there is an ancient city with deep roots, the beginning of the whole Thai history and culture, called Sukotai (Sukhothai). As the capital of Thailand's first dynasty in history, Sukotai has now left behind the splendid splendor of the former Buddhist temples and palaces, and the ancient urban flights to shanxi areas are listed as world cultural heritage.
Among the countless temples in Sukotai, Xichun Temple (Wat Si Chum) is the most mysterious and well-preserved one. Located in the northwest of the ancient city wall, the temple was built in the 13th century and has a history of 800 years. There are not many tourists here, where monks and local men and women worship.
The main building of Xichun Temple is the Buddhist Hall of the ruins of the Hall, the front of the Buddhist Hall has a narrow seam, through this narrow seam, you can see a huge sitting Buddha. It is alleged that the Buddha was the only one shanxi flights who opened his eyes and peeped into the world from a narrow gap among the vast ancient Sukotai.
His name is "Phra Achana ", meaning" fearless ". Buddha statue 15 meters high, the widest place up to 11 meters, this is the largest sitting Buddha statue in Thailand, but was "besieged" in a narrow open-air Buddhist hall.
The reason is that the Buddha is surrounded by four sides, leaving only a gap, the Buddha Hall formed an echo wall, so that the visitors can hear the echo of the Buddha.
The fingers of the Buddha are slender, the sculptor is very meticulous, and the whole hand is very large, and the drooping right hand is higher than a person. Now Buddha's right hand is covered with gold foil by devout Buddhists, forming a famous "golden finger ".
