Phnom Santok is a cultural and natural web site placed in Ko Koh village, Ko Koh commune, Santuk district, about 17 kilometers south of Kampong Thom provincial city. The site incorporate four mountains: Phnom Srah Kmao or Phnom Tbeng, Phnom Penhum or Phnom Kraper, Phnom Champa and Phnom Santuk.
Considering the fact that the historical time to the reward, Phnom Santuk Mountain has been called in many names as under: - Phnom Thom (in historical past) - Phnom Arth Santuk (In historical past) - Phnom Chorm Chong Kiri - Phnom Krop Tuk - Phnom Preah Bat Chann Tuk
The historical heritages on the highest of the mountain: - Many Buddha statues had been carved from first-rate mountain rock including three gigantic Buddha statues accomplishing Nirvana, every has greater than 10-meter size. - Prasat contact of pyramid shape, product of sandstone, has three stories and three-meter peak, and is located subsequent to the old picket temple (right now, it's made of cement) with an oblong pond (10m x 4m).
- Preah Bat Chann Tuk statue was carved on the stone formed as food of a sacred human, and there are many other small sculptures. By the reports, the construction and the statues had been erected during the reign of Preah Ponhea Dharma Reacha (1474-1494) and had been maintained except now.
Phnom Santuk has converted names to Chorn Chong Kiri and Phnom Krop Tuk. Chan Dare or Chan Chare are referred to as two portions of stone via nearby persons that become a member of all collectively in marked image and made in small gap, the passenger arrived there, they perpetually dropped cash coins (historical coins) into this small gap. When cash cash was once dropped in, it make delicate vulnerable voice like a voice of the birds sing or tune with happiness. In order that they did that since historical period.
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