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	[ Chainat Bird Park ] located 2 kms. on the Phaholyothin Highway outside Chainat near Phlong Hill, Thambon Tha Phra. The park is located on an area of 260 rai with huge bird cages, swimming pool, scenery hall, gardens, suspension bridge and souvenir shop. [ Chao Phraya Dam ] located 8 kms. from Chainat township where the road branches off at Khung Bang Kabian, Amphoe Sapphaya. It is a large dam having a total length of 238 meters and a height of 14 meters. It was completed in the year 1956.

	[ Chainat Muni National Museum ] This is located within the precincts of Wat Phra Borommathat. The museum puts on display several kinds of artifacts discovered within Chainat province including Buddha images of different gestures, Thai and Chinese ceramics, as well as various types of votive tablets with an expectation that the museum will eventually become the votive tablet centre with most tablets in the country. [ Wat Mahathat ] 20 kms. from the Chainat township, is an old monastery of Praek town of Muang San, Amphoe Sanka Buri. King Rama V visited this temple and recorded that there were interesting places of historic importance, together with Phra Prang Kleebmafeung which looks Kleebmafeung, the petal of a star apple, standing on the rectangular base. It is art from the Lop Buri Period. [ Khunsan Statue ] "Hero of Noi River Basin" was one of the Bangrajan folk leaders who fought against the Burmese. It is taken for granted that he is a Sanburi resident. His statue is 2.50 meters high, standing stately in front of Amphoe Sankhaburi's office. [ Wat Pak Khlong Makham Tao ] an old monastery 25 kms, from Chainat township, is situated at the mouth of the Makham Tao Canal of Mae Nam Tajin, branched off the Chao Phraya River at Amphoe Wat Sing. The scenery in the compound is beautiful, lush and shady. The most important part of the temple is the mural paintings of Somdet Phra Borom Thur Khrom Luang Chumporn Khet Udomsak. They tell the story of the Lord Buddha. [ Wat Thammamun Worawihan ] This monastery, located at the foot hill area of Thammamun Hill on the bank of the Chao Phraya River, Amphoe Muang Chainat, is 8 kms. from the township. It has been established since the Ayutthaya period. The main attraction is a standing Buddha in the attitude of peace named "Luang Pho Thammachak" which is highly respected by the people. [ Wat Phra Borammathat Worawihan ] This monastery is accessible through the road branching off from the Chao Phraya Dam on the right to Amphoe Sankha Buri, by following the old road one can see it on the right hand side.