Bangkok (NNT/VNA)- Thailand's Nakhon Si Thammarat province is preparing documents to register Wat PhraMahathat as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Following the inclusion of Thai Khon dance in UNESCO's list of IntangibleCultural Heritage of Humanity, the Deputy Governor of Nakhon Si Thammarat helda meeting to prepare documents to register the ancient temple as a worldheritage site. The documents will be presented to the Cabinet.
President of the province's cultural council, Ass. Prof. Chatchai Suphakrachan,revealed that the Cabinet should be able to receive and submit the documents toUNESCO in early January.
The council is also in the process of excavating an archeological site at WatMaheyong in Tha Sala district for evidence of Buddhist relics that wouldfurther support the case of Wat Phra Mahathat playing a key role in theflourishing of Theravada Buddhism.
It will also host an international ecclesiastical seminar between 16 Asiancountries on February 14-19 and organise Buddhist activities at Wat PhraMahathat during Makha Bucha Day to showcase the temple's longstanding role inthe province's Buddhist culture.-NNT/VNA
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Thailand's Wat Phra Mahathat (Source: VNA) 
