at Nong Chang district,
had in fact been the site of the original town continuously
from the Sukhothai through to the Ayutthaya periods. The
community centre did not move to the present site on the
Sakaekrang until early Rattanakosin with the original town
downgrading to a district. Remains of the old town can still
be found at Wat Kuti but the surrounding areas are now open
field. The temple still in good condition today is Wat
Chaeng. Its Prang, or pagoda, first built in 1538, was
renovated in 1915 at he same time as the old Ayutthaya-style
Ubosot. The relieves on the Prang and the lintels over the
Ubosot are of the same type. Another temple is Wat Hua
Muang which still has the ruins of old bot of the Ayutthaya-style
and of small, ancient Chedi.
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