| Bang Saen บางแสน (Thai) | |
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| Beach | |
 Sunset at Bang Saen Beach | |
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| Coordinates: 13°17′28″N 100°54′32″E / 13.291°N 100.909°E / 13.291; 100.909 | |
| Location | Mueang Chonburi, Chonburi, Thailand |
| Offshore water bodies | Gulf of Thailand |
| Etymology | Saen’s place |
| Native name | บางแสน (Thai) |
| Operator | Saen Suk town municipality |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) |
Bang Saen Beach (Thai: หาดบางแสน, RTGS: Hat Bang Saen, pronounced [hàːt bāːŋ sɛ̌ːn]) simply known as Bang Saen is in Tambon (subdistrict) Saen Suk, Mueang Chonburi district, Chonburi province, eastern Thailand. It is about 108 km (67 mi) east of Bangkok. It is a popular beach due to its proximity to Bangkok and Pattaya.
The beach is about 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long, maintained by Thesaban Mueang (town municipality) Saen Suk.
Its name, Bang Saen, comes from folklore about two young Chonburi lovers, Saen (แสน) and Sam Muk (สามมุก). The unrequited lovers threw themselves off a cliff and drowned together. Their names became the names of many places of Chonburi, such as Khao Sam Muk, a low hill near the beach. It has a shrine for Sam Muk at the foot of the hill.
Originally a fishing village, Bang Saen became a tourist attraction during the government of Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram, which was the same time as World War II, when the government built two seaside resorts were Bang Pu in Samut Prakan and Bang Saen, along with the construction of Sukhumvit road (Highway 3), making travel from Bangkok to the eastern seacoast easier.
The sea at Bang Saen is usually not clear. But from October to February of every year, the sea at Bang Saen is as clear as the Maldives, a natural phenomenon.
The Institute of Marine Science, Burapha University or popularly known as Bang Saen Aquarium in the campus of Burapha University. The aquarium is home to a variety of creatures, ranging from clown fishes, butterfly fishes, cardinal fishes, seahorses, corals, nautiluses, horseshoe crabs, sea cucumbers, sea urchins, and starfishes. Highlights of this aquarium are a Bryde's whale skeleton from the Gulf of Thailand and a large tank housing giant groupers, blacktip reef sharks, and spotted eagle rays. It is regarded as another interesting attraction in Bang Saen Beach area.
In addition, the road from here to Pattaya is used as a venue for the annual Songkran festival called "Wan Lai" (วันไหล), which is usually held after the Songkran in other places.
References
- Goodman, A. (2006). From the End of the World to Your Town. Lulu Enterprises Incorporated. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-4116-8124-8. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- "ตำนานรักอมตะ 'สามมุข-แสน' ใครผิดคำสาบาน ต้องโดดหน้าผาตายตามกัน" [The legend of forever love 'Sam Muk-Saen', who is wrong with the oath, must have to jump the cliff to death together]. Thai Rath (in Thai). 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- Ror Rung (2018-10-09). "น้ำทะเลบางแสนใสมาแล้ว ชวนนักท่องเที่ยวแวะชม-สัมผัส ต.ค.-ก.พ. นี้" [Bang Saen crystal clear water has arrived, invite tourists to visit-experience Oct-Feb]. Mthai (in Thai). Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- "พิพิธภัณฑ์สัตว์น้ำบางแสน (สถาบันวิทยาศาสตร์ทางทะเล) ชลบุรี" [Bang Saen Aquarium (Institute of Marine Science)]. zthailand (in Thai). Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- "เริ่มแล้ว !! วันไหลสงกรานต์ภาคตะวันออก" [Started !! Wan Lai Songkran eastern region]. Channel 3 (in Thai). 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
External links
- "Bangsaen Beach (หาดบางแสน)". Pattaya.