 Sights
Amphoe Mueang Amnat Charoen (Town district)
Buddha Utthayan and Phra Mongkhon Ming Mueang (พุทธอุทยาน และพระมงคลมิ่งเมือง): This base rock area is shaded and contains different kinds of vegetables decorated under the theme of "Buddha Park". Inside the park, a huge northern Indian style Buddha image, Phra Mongkhon Ming Mueang or Phra Yai, is placed in front of the temple. This beautiful Buddha image is now the logo of Amnat Charoen province.
Chidsakol Farm (สวนเกษตรชิตสกนต์): Located close to Chidsakol Resort, the famous farm features beautiful flowers and plants. Its huge plantation of African marigold always turn the whole field into a bright yellow hue when in full bloom.
Wat Tham Saeng Phet (วัดถ้ำแสงเพชร): Located on a spacious sandstone plain, the cave temple features a viharn, a pagoda and a huge reclining Buddha. This cave is named Saeng Phet or "diamond’s glitters" due to its glittering rock. Wat Tham Saeng Phet is a meditation centre for those who honour Achan Cha Suphatto, a famous monk from Wat Nong Pa Phong. Many foreign monks visit it for practising meditation.
Mo Lam Village (หมู่บ้านหมอลำ): The cultural attraction of Amnat Charoen, Mo Lam is a famous traditional performance of Northeast Thailand. Performances feature dance and traditional music. It is the biggest Mo Lam village of Thailand with 20 bans of Mo Lam living in the village. The Mo Lam performance of Ban Pla Khao village was awarded Amnat Charoen’s OTOP (One Tambon One Product).
Amphoe Hua Taphan
Ban Kham Phra Handicraft Centre (ศูนย์จำหน่ายหัตถกรรมบ้านคำพระ): The centre offers various home made handicrafts made by the women of the area.
Ban Chang Tho Royal Folk Arts and Craft Training Centre (ศูนย์ศิลปาชีพบ้านสร้าง): The centre offers training course on various local crafts such as weaving and gem cutting. The centre here produces world-class gems cutting technicians.
Amphoe Phana
Wat Phra Lao Thep Nimit (วัดพระเหลาเทพนิมิตร): This temple has a Lanna-style chapel which houses the principle Buddha image "Phra Lao Thep Nimit". Built in 1720, the Buddha image, in the form of subduing Mara and decorated with gold leaf, is considered the most beautiful Buddha image of the Northeast Region. The art style mirrors the Laotian art from Vientiane which is influenced by Lanna during the 16th-17th Century.
Don Chao Pu Botanical Park (วนอุทยานดอนเจ้าปู่): The park is home to various wildlife, particularly crab-eating macaques, many of which can be easily spotted. The park houses a sacred shrine as well as a Buddha images showing his birth, enlightenment, the first sermon and in a reclining mannere.
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