On Highway No. 3 (Sukhumwit) just opposite the Trat Hospital
is a turn into Plai Khlong Road which leads to Wat Buppharam,
a distance of two kilometres. Built in the Ayutthaya era,
it features the oldest wooden Wihan in the country. The
architectural style and the remaining wall murals are of
early Rattanakosin influence with a mix of Chinese touch.
The temple's museum houses scores of valuable ancient relics,
particularly the Holy Relic, Buddha statues in different
postures and Chinese and European porcelain items. All these
point to commercial and cultural exchanges carried out between
the different parts of the world in the past.
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