This ancient temple was constructed in the early Ayutthaya period and its original name Wat Yanusen. It is located on the north side of the City Island close to Klong Maha Thera Maichae. This area was the residence of the Mon people. There is no evidence stating who built the temple. A legend sta
Known as the “Red-backed White-necked Eagle” by the locals in the Welu River estuary, these birds have a common name called “Brahminy Kites”. The Brahminy Kite is a medium-sized bird of prey. Female adults are bigger than the male adults. The length of a female when measured from its beak to the ta
Phu Wiang is a stomach-shaped mountain range that stretches from the North to the South. In the middle of the eastern side of Phu Wiang is an inland basin surrounded by a ring of mountains with an elevated flat-top called a tableland. The geology of the Phu Wiang Mountains is classified as non-mar
Dinosaurs evolved from reptiles. They increased in number and species and spread out to the entire Earth during the Mesozoic Era, the geological time frame that spanned 251 to 65 million years ago. The Mesozoic Era was subdivided into three periods: Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. During the Tr