“Like Sanam Luang in Bangkok”
This is a wide open ground in the middle of the city very much like Sanam Luang in Bangkok. It was formerly reserved as a place for the governor (Chao Muang) to perform a rice growing ceremony. Later, King Rama V abolished to the ceremony to deep it as a recreation and festival celebration area for the townspeople. A city pillar shrine is located to the south of the field.
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