Battambang: The ancient temple has been in existence for more than 300 years at Wat Samrong Samrong commune, located in Samrong district champion Mountain Province may Conservation as a cultural or national heritage to attract tourists to visit and research. According to Mr. Sar Kheng, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister.
Sar Kheng said this in the presence of officials Tajikistan monks nuns residents and nearly 2,000 students at a time when he Chairs roots demarcation new temple at Wat Samrong in recent past. Sar Kheng, said that according to information he received, the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts plans to preserve old churches which have hundreds of years old in Wat Samrong as national cultural property or national heritage, but he was worried about the quality of construction may not be able to intact, if not maintained or not been restored in some parts.
Vladimir governor raised the mountain champion said Wat Samroung age compared to the oldest pagoda in the province with an area of 29.937 square meters built during the 2250 Buddhist standard Christian era 1707. In modern times, present a desolate location largest forest in Samrong 1 big size 2 meters wide. That's why after the premium already built Wat Khmer ancestors named Wat Samrong.
Initially Wat Samroung just a hermitage in the forest wilderness of the times, which organized by the monks thoutang name ' . Gradually, he has built a large temple made of wood, but later built brick tile roof whitewash wooden built temples. These constructions are left behind in the compound of Wat Samrong, and current as of this old church building has been in existence for 307 years .
In 1975 and 1979, Wat Samrong became a prison for prisoners in the regime of Democratic Kampuchea. The Khmer Rouge took this ancient temple as a place of detention, torture and killing most cruel. All infrastructure in Wat Samrong were completely destroyed by the Khmer Rouge regime. But this brutal regime has dissolved, on 7 January 1979.
After the liberation, 7 January 1979, all levels of the armed forces and the people of the times, the authorities have organized efforts Wat Samrong to shrine for Buddhist and build a little bit at a time, until the achievement turned Wat Samrong stained red with blood reflux in the Pol Pot regime into famous monasteries in the province.
Related to temple conservation project, which is more than 300 years old, Sar Kheng said that the conservation Churches have a long history of this stand is necessary for the maintenance and repair a problem that we need to discuss with the relevant ministries and technicians. Chan Sophal, Battambang provincial governor was meeting with officials, especially the Department of Culture and Fine Arts and the Department of Religious Affairs, religious and direct participation mekon Subcommittee and grandson of Wat Samrong, including commissions and Buddhist Monk, to discuss conservation projects Temple older than 300 years as a cultural or national heritage advantage to attract national and international tourists to visit and Historical Research.
Data Source: Kohsantepheap
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