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Chanthaburi, Thailand (PRWEB) December 31, 2011

Guests at Faasai Resort and Spa will join the celebrations in Chanthaburi to honor a former king of Thailand, who led an historic battle to save the nation in the 18th century. The owner of the resort, Bronwen Evans says the king was originally a soldier who fled the besieged capital of Ayutthaya, with a small band of soldiers, when it was attacked by Burma in 1767.

“Chanthaburi is popular due to the fact he developed a fleet of warships there, several of them reconstructed from Chinese junks,” said Bronwen. “When the monsoon season in 1767 ended, he sailed his fleet along the coast up the Chao Praya River, exactly where he efficiently defeated the Burmese, who had occupied Siam for 7 months. Following his victory, he was created the king and was later provided the title Taksin the Excellent. He established a new capital for Thailand in Thonburi, on the West financial institution of the Chao Praya river, though the capital was later moved to Bangkok on the Eastern side of the river.”

She says Chanthaburi was an perfect base for developing the warships as it was an ancient trading port, with an existing shipbuilding industry. Taksin was also capable to recruit soldiers from among the ethnic Chinese who had settled in the province and established pepper plantations there.

The individuals of Chanthaburi annually celebrate their essential function in Thailands background by honoring the memory of King Taksin the Great for the duration of the New Year festival. The festival is held at a shrine that was erected for King Taksin, shaped in the form of a soldiers hat. Each and every year, from the 28th December to the 1st week in January 1000′s of Thais from about the nation spend their respects at the shrine and wish for good luck in the year ahead. A variety of activities are also held at the exact same time which includes the Miss Chanthaburi Beauty Pageant.

The fortress Noen Wong Fort, in Chanthaburi, is also a popular web site in Thailands history said Bronwen, as it was there that Taksin ordered his soldiers to smash their cooking pots prior to going into battle, as he told them they had to win or die. The fort has now been turned into a National Maritime Museum, which homes replicas of ancient trading ships and artifacts from sunken ships, as nicely as exhibitions about Taksin and early Chanthaburi.

Interested individuals can also visit the ancient shipbuilding yards at Laem Singh in Chanthaburi, which is believed to be the website in which King Taksin assembled his fighting fleet.

Faasai Resort and Spa organizes tours to pay a visit to the King Taksin shrine and other historical sites all around the province of Chanthaburi.

Awards won by Faasai Resort and Spa

????Best Little Hotel Thailand Green Awards 2011
????Green award and specific award for cultivation and use of herbs and spices from the Governor of Chanthaburi 2011
????Outstanding service to the surroundings and nature in the Eastern area Thailand Boutique Awards 2010
????Best Modest Hotel Thailand Green Awards 2009.
????Runner-up in the price range category in the 2008 Wild Asia Accountable Tourism Awards.

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