Koh Kred : the traditional island in Nonthaburi

An amazing day in the Mon people's village

Did you guys know there is a beautiful island which full of cultures in Nonthaburi? And have you ever been there? Most of students in this country have ever been there so many times for visual education because it has many interesting traditional things that can tell people how amazing of  this place affect to Thai people's life in present.

Koh Kred :  http://www.kohkred-sao.go.th/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=69 

Koh Kred is the little island in the Chaophraya river, 20 km north of Bangkok in Nonthaburi province. This island is roughly square in shape, each size measuring about 2 km, and the path runs around the entire island. 

Wat Poramaiyikawat
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Wat Poramaiyikawat is the important temple in this island. In the temple, there is the museum that shows the beautiful ancient Mon's pottery and the historical things. The first floor of the museum contains several kinds of the pottery, the models of the kiln and the pottery makers who created many beautiful arts in the past. Moreover, the tourist can see about the evolution of pottery and the sample of them in many regions in Thailand in this floor.

Wat Poramaiyikawat
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The second floor shows the tourists the room which was gathered all of ancient Mon's treatises and exhibited the first publishing Mon's Tripitaka.

The identity of this temple is the beautiful Mon's pagoda which was copied the form from Mu Tao pagoda from Hongsawadee. Mon people respects it very much because it contains the Buddha's relic and the reason why the pagoda slope in one side is because it is close to the river, so its pedestal was scoured by the flow.

                                            

Wat saotongthong is the old temple which was called "Wat Saun Mhak" at Koh Kred. It has the beautiful highest pagoda in Pakkred and there is so beautiful ceiling within the temple. The tourists will interested in Thai architectures and the story about Buddha. Moreover, there are many big trees in this place. If the tourists are looking for the place that make them fresh and relax, Wat saotongthong can be the great choice. 

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The next place that everyone can't miss is Baan Kwan-A-man or the pottery maker's village. The tourists will see how to make the pottery in several way by the real pottery makers. 

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The last one is Kanomwhan canal. It is the place that the tourists can see how to make Thai famous sweets such as thongyib, thongyhod and foithong and enjoy eating there.










  How to get there

Most western tourists get to the island by boat. A number of river tour operators have day trips to Ko Kred. Some overnight trips move on to Ayuthaya. You can also take theChaophraya River Express Boat service to Nonthaburi pier, where you can get a connecting boat to Ko Kred for about 100 Baht. You can also rent a long-tailed boat to take you there from any of the public piers in the city.

You can also get to the island by road to Pakkred town (see map). Ferries cross the channel from Wat Sanam Nua to Wat Poramai every few minutes and costs just 2 Baht (US $ 0.05). We have seen many Bangkok taxis in the area, so it may be possible to find a driver to take you to the ferry pier. The trouble may be finding one to take you home! (http://bangkokforvisitors.com/nonthaburi/koh-kred.php)