ការធ្វើដំណើរទៅកំសាន្ត ភ្នំបាយ័ន The-trip to Phnom Bayong

            On vacation, my friends and I went to Phnom Baypng. We travelled by car. It took three hours hors to that place located in Por Rorng village, Preah Bat phoan Chum commune, Kirivong district forty-three kilometers south of Takeo provincial town or about one hundred and one kilometers south of Phnom Penh.

            When we arrived at the mountain, we had to climb up. The road to the mountain, however, is old and difficult to access in the thick forest. We walked up the old ladders and steps. We could see beautiful landscape and view around the temples at the top of the mountain. On the other hand, the ancient roads and natural forest tortes that made us frustrate and comfort. Plus, there were five temples on the mountain such as Bayong temple is a historical site that attracts us so much, Preah kor temple, North Kanang temple, East Kanang temple and Kanang temple. All are for Brahman worship and contain a Silva lingam.

            At the moment that we had travelled, we took a rest at the small hut on the top that site. We asked old men and nuns over there about the ancient temple like the Bayong temple. They told us that Bayong temple was built between AD six hundred and fifteen and six hundred and thirty-five by king Pavavarman it on the top of Phnom Bayong, a three hundred and thirteen-meter-high mountain. Its diameter is thirteen meters by nine meters and it is twelve-meter high. Constructed of late, bricks and other stones, it is heavily damaged. Pieces of the temple litter the ground the roof has collapsed, and the late rite rampart has been damaged.  Furthermore, they told us about one thing is a stream, Pha Oak, which flows one thousand meters from its source to where people congregate to swim or bathe. The stream six meters wide during the rainy season and two meters during the dry season. The sound of the water falling from the mountaintop is almost musical, and the scenery is beautiful. And then we had to go to visit right there. All the things like told. Water was very cold and it made us happy together. Though we were tired because of the difficult roads, we comforted with these beautiful sceneries.

            At the end, it was lime we came back home because of the night time reached, so we were hurry up to get on our can. We were very happy and comfortable on our own way. We reached our homes at nine o'clock in the evening.