Boeung Samrith resort

Boeung Samrith is the man-made resort, commenced in 2006 located in Dong village, Balang commune, Baray district. Traveling along national road6 across Kampong Thma bridge about 1500m and turn left 2500m. There are two ancient legends, related down the bronze bowl and the symbol site. But we summarize one story such as: About 1353 A.D Siam deployed to conquer Angkor area in reign Preah Bat Srey Lum Pongrachea. While a Khmer commander of troop, named Krisna brought a big bronze bowl, assets and also his soldiers to escape from enemies in Angkor area. They arrived at the lake to settle edge of lake. Later the commander of troop told his armed forces that the bowl bronze was the khmer king’s legacy in many generations, So that this secret should keep away from Siam troups. The commander of troops gave his soldiers with a drink of water by using a bowl in front of a small shrine the east edge lake near the hole of crocodile. A minute happened strange miracle, the sky turned dark and heavily rain, lightning, the land kept the bronze bowl began to crack and absorbed with disappearance and the commander of troop died at that time. The gateway of the resort was built with (Preah Vihear style), man-made mountain, bronze bowl image, other buildings such as: resting houses on the Koh Rumdol (Rumdol island), hotel and guest houses, Phsit guest house, basin, camping place, museum building, restaurant, model Angkor Wat temple and beautiful attractive gardens etc...