This city is known as the birthplace of the mighty Chaophaya River. It is where
the Ping and Nan rivers merge to form the river that makes the central flood
plains a huge rice basket and that on occasion threatens to flood Bangkok.
However, to see the rivers merge is not at all impressive. It felt like a bit
of a letdown. I had not expected the same awe as when seeing two rivers merging
to form Amazonas, but I had expected something like when Mun River flows into
Mekong. Instead, it felt / looked very ordinary.
Likewise, I wasn’t impressed with the town itself, which lacks
charm. However, the golden pagoda (Prahulamanee) located at a hill top in center
of town looks very impressive, especially when seen in the waning light of a
sunset.
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