Chocodile Pond

A Chinese style pavilion in the East

Chocodile Pond is a cement pond with a hill in the middle. Walking to the top of the hill through a spiral staircase, you will see a small chedi. At the East of the pond there is a big Chinese style building name "Tuek Farang" (Chinese Joss-House Roof) which was built in the reign of King Rama III. This pond is now applied to be a shady decorative plant gardent with many kinds of trees mentioned in Thai literature.

Story & Photos : Suchat Tongdee and SunThai Homepage

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Information

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