Khun Chhang Khun Phen stupa sits on a rock in the middle of the sea 
tributary, about 1 kilometer from the provincial town. The stupa is 4 
meters high and made of concrete. Because the site is small-only 40 
square meters, including the stupa-it can accommodate only 10 to 15 
visitors at a time. The stupa is about 1 kilometer from the provincial 
town. 
Koh Kong residents worship there and often visit the site 
on national holidays and traditional festivals. Khun Chhang Khun Phen is
 related to a Khmer legend. Once upon a time, there was villager's 
daughter named Thim, who was loved by a man named Khun Chhang. Khun 
Chhang was bold-headed and not very handsome, but his family was 
rich.Thim, however, did not love Khun Chhang, they became engaged and 
Khun Chhang married her.
She later betrayed her husband to love a
 commander named Khun Phen. When Khun Chhang learned of his wife's 
affair, he complained to the King. The King decided to cut Thim's body 
into two parts. After Thim died, Khun Chhang buried her at the same 
place where she was killed. Because he wanted her to be reincarnated, 
Khun Chhang put up a soul flag pole on the east bank of the stream, 
facing where Thim was buried. Then he built a stupa in memory of their 
love. Later, the west bank of the stream was named Chetdey (a stupa) 
village, and the east bank was named Dangtung (a flage pole) village.
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
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