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Bangkok Post
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Tourists throng popular sites in Phetchabun, Korat

More than 20,000 visitors throng Phra That Pha Sorn Kaew in Khao Kho district of Phetchabun on Saturday, causing heavy traffic at the popular hilltop temple and in nearby areas. (Photo: Sunthorn Kongvarakhom)

Thousands of tourists thronged the famous Wat Phra That Pha Sorn Kaew in Phetchabun and Khao Phaeng Ma mountain in Nakhon Ratchasima on Saturday, boosting the economy during the New Year holiday.

In Phetchabun, traffic on four lanes leading to the hilltop temple in Khao Kho district was congested from 7am on Saturday as vehicles taking Thai and foreign tourists, numbering more than 20,000, headed to the temple.

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