Khun Chhang Khun Phen

Khun Chhang Khun Phen stupa sits on a rock within the middle of the ocean tributary, regarding one klick from the provincial city. The sputa is four meters high and fabricated from concrete. as a result of the positioning is small-only forty sq. meters, together with the sputa-it will accommodate solely ten to fifteen guests at a time. The sputa is regarding one klick from the provincial city.

Koh Kong residents worship there and sometimes visit the positioning on national holidays and ancient festivals. Khun Chhang Khun Phen is said to a Khmer legend. Once upon a time, there was villager's female offspring named Thim, WHO was adored by a person named Khun Chhang. Khun Chhang was bold-headed and not terribly handsome, however his family was wealthy.Thim, however, didn't love Khun Chhang, they became engaged and Khun Chhang married her.

She later betrayed her husband to like a commander named Khun Phen. once Khun Chhang learned of his wife's affair, he complained to the King. The King set to chop Thim's body into 2 components. once Thim died, Khun Chhang buried her at constant place wherever she was killed. as a result of he needed her to be reincarnated, Khun Chhang place up a soul flag pole on the east bank of the stream, facing wherever Thim was buried. Then he designed a stupa in memory their love. Later, the West Bank of the stream was named Chetdey (a stupa) village, and therefore the east bank was named Dangtung (a flage pole) village.
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