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Chan Sen Ancient City and Chan Sen Museum is in
Mu 2 in Tambon Chan Sen. It is believed that in the Thawarawadi period,
the city was surrounded by a moat with an earth mound. The city had a
square shape but with rounded corners almost like a circle. The moat
was about 20 meters wide. The area is now a waterlogged valley but
traces of the moat can still be seen. The city is about 800 meters
long and 700 meters wide with an area of about 480,000 square meters.
As the part within the moat is higher than that outside, locals call it
Khok Chan Sen.
A number of artifacts have been discovered in
the ancient city; earthenware items like amulets, dolls, lamps; stone
items like pedestals, Buddhism wheels, and axes; metal objects like
earrings made of lead or tin, spearheads, and iron; and bronze objects
like Buddha images in the Man Wichai posture. All of the objects are
now kept at Chan Sen Museum in Chan Sen Temple. It is open on
weekends. Those wishing to visit the site on weekdays can request
permission from the temple. Youth volunteers from Chan Sen School can
guide you around the city and take you on a tour of the museum. For
more details, please contact tel. 66 5633 9116.
Getting There: There are several routes, as follows:
From Bangkok, use the Asian Highway and turn
left into In Buri (Highway No. 11), then turn right into Road No.
3196. From there, turn left at the Wat Chan Sen sign for about 1
kilometer, go across the railroad and turn left into Wat Chan Sen.
Chan Sen Museum can be seen inside the temple compound.
From Nakhon Sawan, take Highway No. 32 (Asian
Highway) to Chai Nat for about 52 kilometers and turn left onto Highway
No. 1 to Amphoe Takhli for 7 more kilometers. Then turn right into
Road No. 3196 for about 28 kilometers and turn right at the Wat Chan
Sen sign for about 1 kilometer and go across the railroad into Wat Chan
Sen.
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