Phnom Santok is a cultural and natural site located in Ko Koh village,
Ko Koh commune, Santuk district, about 17 kilometers south of Kampong
Thom provincial town. The site include four mountains: Phnom Srah Kmao
or Phnom Tbeng, Phnom Penhum or Phnom Kraper, Phnom Champa and Phnom
Santuk.
Since the ancient time to the present, Phnom Santuk Mountain has been called in many names as below:
- Phnom Thom (in history)
- Phnom Arth Santuk (In history)
- Phnom Chorm Chong Kiri
- Phnom Krop Tuk
- Phnom Preah Bat Chann Tuk
The ancient heritages on the top of the mountain:
-
Many Buddha statues were carved from great mountain rock including
three big Buddha statues reaching Nirvana, each has more than 10-meter
length.
- Prasat Touch of pyramid shape, made of sandstone, has
three stories and three-meter height, and is located next to the ancient
wooden temple (presently, it is made of cement) with a rectangular pond
(10m x 4m).
- Preah Bat Chann Tuk statue was carved on the stone
shaped as food of a sacred human, and there are many other small
sculptures. By the stories, the construction and the statues were
erected during the reign of Preah Ponhea Dharma Reacha (1474-1494) and
have been maintained until now.
Phnom Santuk has changed names
to Chorn Chong Kiri and Phnom Krop Tuk. Chan Dare or Chan Chare are
called two pieces of stone by local people that join all together in
marked symbol and made in small hole, the passenger arrived there, they
always dropped cash coins (ancient coins) into this small hole. When
cash coins was dropped in, it make soft weak voice like a voice of the
birds sing or music with happiness. So they did that since ancient
period.
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