1662 TH - The Ancient Town of Si Thep and its Associated Dvaravati Monuments (2023)

 The Ancient Town of Si Thep and its Associated Dvaravati Monuments

This is a serial property of three component parts: a distinctive twin-town site, featuring an Inner and Outer Town surrounded by moats; the massive Khao Klang Nok ancient monument; and the Khao Thamorrat Cave ancient monument. Together these sites represent the architecture, artistic traditions and religious diversity of the Dvaravati Empire that thrived in Central Thailand from the 6th to the 10th centuries, demonstrating the influences from India. The local adaptation of these traditions resulted in a distinctive artistic tradition known as the Si Thep School of Art which later influenced other civilizations in Southeast Asia.

西贴古镇及相关陀罗钵地古迹

这个系列遗产由3部分组成：独具特色的双城遗址（护城河环绕内外城）、规模宏大的考巴生（Khao Klang Nok），以及考塔莫拉洞穴（Khao Thamorrat Cave）。陀罗钵地帝国于6-10世纪在泰国中部蓬勃发展，这些遗址共同展现了其建筑、艺术传统、宗教多样性，也反映了印度对它的影响。这些传统在当地人的改造下发展成独特的艺术传统，即后来影响东南亚其他文明的西贴（Si Thep）艺术流派。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1662

• 1662-001 The Ancient Town of Si Thep
• 1662-002 Khao Klang Nok ancient monument
• 1662-003 Khao Thamorrat Cave ancient monument

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1507 TH - Phu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati period (2024)

The property illustrates the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati period (7th-11th centuries CE). While sacred boundary markers for areas of Theravada Buddhist monastic practice vary in materials, extensive use of stones is found only in the Khorat Plateau region in Southeast Asia. Buddhism’s arrival in the 7th century led to an increase in the erection of Sīma stones throughout the region for over four centuries. The Phu Phrabat Mountain area preserves the largest corpus in the world of in situ Sīma stones from the Dvaravati period, testifying to the tradition that once prevailed in the region. The scale of Sīma stone erection and rock shelter modification has transformed the natural landscape into a religious centre, and rock paintings on surfaces of 47 rock shelters are the physical evidence of human occupation over two millennia.

普普拉巴特历史公园

普普拉巴特（Phu Phrabat）历史公园体现了陀罗钵地王国时期（公元7-11世纪）的界石（Sīma）传统。在不同地区的上座部佛教寺院，用来标识修行区域的界标材质各不相同，只有在东南亚的呵叻高原地区才发现大量使用界石的情况。在佛教于公元7世纪传入该地区后长达4个多世纪的时间里，树立界石的场所逐渐增多。普普拉巴特山区保存着世界上数量最多的原址陀罗钵地时期界石，证明了该地区曾盛行这一传统。大量树立的界石和对岩棚的广泛改造，使这一自然景观转变为宗教中心。47座岩棚表面的岩画则是逾2千年来人类居住的例证。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1507

 

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576 TH - Historic City of Ayutthaya (1991)

Brief Description

"Founded c. 1350, Ayutthaya became the second Siamese capital after Sukhothai. It was destroyed by the Burmese in the 18th century. Its remains, characterized by the prang (reliquary towers) and gigantic monasteries, give an idea of its past splendour."

阿育他亚(大城)历史城及相关城镇
"阿育他亚(大城)是继素可泰(Sukhothai)之后的第二任暹罗首府，大约建于1350年，18世纪被缅甸人摧毁。它的遗迹圣骨塔和大清真寺至今还依稀显露出其昔日的辉煌。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/576

Wat Ratchaburana

Wat Mahathat

Wat Phra Sri Sanphet 

Wat Phra Ram

Wat Lokayasutha

Wiharn Phra Mongkhon Bopit

Wat Yai Chai Mongkon

Phra Chedi Suriyothai

Wat Phanan Choeng

Wat Chaiwatthanaram

Wat Mahathat

Wat Phra Sri Sanphet

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Wat Lokayasutha

575 TH - Ban Chiang Archaeological Site (1992)

Brief Description

"Ban Chiang is considered the most important prehistoric settlement so far discovered in South-East Asia. It marks an important stage in human cultural, social and technological evolution. The site presents the earliest evidence of farming in the region and of the manufacture and use of metals."

班清考古遗址

"班清被视为迄今为止在东南亚发现的最重要的史前聚居地，它的发现向人们揭示了人类文化、社会和技术发展过程中的一个很重要的阶段。该遗址发掘出来的葬物证实该地区曾有过农业耕作、制造和使用金属的活动，也是迄今为止所能提供的最早的此类证明。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/575

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574 TH - Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns (1991)

Brief Description

"Sukhothai was the capital of the first Kingdom of Siam in the 13th and 14th centuries. It has a number of fine monuments, illustrating the beginnings of Thai architecture. The great civilization which evolved in the Kingdom of Sukhothai absorbed numerous influences and ancient local traditions; the rapid assimilation of all these elements forged what is known as the 'Sukhothai style'."

素可泰历史城镇及相关历史城镇
"素可泰是13世纪和14世纪暹罗第一王国的首府，这里矗立着许多引人注目的纪念性建筑，反映了泰国早期建筑的艺术风格。素可泰王国时期逐步形成的灿烂文明迅速吸收了各种文化成分，并结合当地的古老传统，以此构成现在所谓的“素可泰风格”。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/574 

574-001     Sukhotai Historical Park
574-002     Si Satchanalai Historical Park
574-003     Kamphaeng Phet Histoircal Park

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View of Wat Mahathat

 

574-003 Kamphaeng Phet Histoircal Park 

590 TH - Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex (2005)

Brief Description

"The Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex spans 230 km between Ta Phraya National Park on the Cambodian border in the east, and Khao Yai National Park in the west. The site is home to more than 800 species of fauna, including 112 mammal species (among them two species of gibbon), 392 bird species and 200 reptile and amphibian species. It is internationally important for the conservation of globally threatened and endangered mammal, bird and reptile species, among them 19 that are vulnerable, four that are endangered, and one that is critically endangered. The area contains substantial and important tropical forest ecosystems, which can provide a viable habitat for the long-term survival of these species."

东巴耶延山－考爱山森林保护区
"东巴耶延山－考爱山森林保护区横跨在柬埔寨 东部边缘的巴耶延国家公园和西部的考爱山国家公园之间，绵延230公里。这里是100米到1351米高的崎岖山区，总面积615 500公顷，其中有7500公顷在海拔1000米以上。北部由孟河的几条支流汇聚而成，其本身也是湄公河的支流。南边是许多瀑布、河谷和由四个溪流汇聚而 成的巴真武里河(Prachinburi River)。这里栖息着800多个动物种群，其中有112种哺乳动物（长臂猿类有两种）、392种鸟类，200种爬行和两栖类动物。保护世界上受到威胁 和濒危哺乳动物、鸟类和爬行动物具有全球性的重要意义。这其中有19种动物易受危害，4种动物处于濒危状态，还有1种受到严重威胁。这一地区包含丰富而重 要的热带森林生态系统，为这些动物的长期生存提供了一个适宜的栖所。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/590