“Ayutthaya World Heritage and Red Cross Fair 2008”

                      Miss Chutathip Chareonlarp, Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Office said that, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, in cooperation with the Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Provincial Administrative Organization, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Municipality, Fine Arts Department, TAT Phra Nakhon Si  Ayutthaya Office, and relevant public and private agencies, will arrange the “Ayutthaya World Heritage and Red Cross Fair 2008”, during 12 – 21 December, 2008, at Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Historical Park to celebrate the occasion that the UN World Heritage Committee announced the Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Historical Park as a Cultural World Heritage Site in 1991.
                     In this event, there will be many interesting activities. Firstly, the Lord Buddha relics are to be invited to place in front of Wat Mongkhon Bophit for the public to pay respect. Furthermore, there will be exhibitions and booths to sell OTOP products and well-known goods from 16 districts. Visitors can see an agricultural exhibition, flowering and decorative plants, and attend a food fair. The Community and Village Leaders’ Thai Country Song Singing Contest, floating market activities, cultural performances, Thida Krungkao Contest, Red Cross booths, as well as buying a Red Cross lottery for donation, are also some other features of this event.
                      Vistors should NOT MISS to experience the peaceful atmosphere of the ancient people’s way of life in the imitation marketplace of the Ayutthaya Period and use a replica of an ancient coin, Phot Duang, to exchange for food and desserts. Admire the light and sound performance, “Glory of Ayutthaya, the Great Kings who Declared Independence” (15 rounds; 10 days 10 nights). The opening ceremony will be arranged on Friday, 12 December, 2008. The ticket costs 200 baht and 500 baht.
                      TAT Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Office would like to invite tourists to visit the “Ayutthaya World Heritage and Red Cross Fair 2008”. 

For further information, please contact the Ayutthaya Tourism Centre (Old City Hall), TAT Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Office at Tel: 0 3532 2730 - 1, 
or the Provincial Administration Office (Chief of Finance and Accounting Group) at Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya City Hall, 2nd Floor, Four-storeyed Building, Tel: 0 3533 6563.

Schedules of the Light and Sound Performance
“Glory of Ayutthaya, the Great Kings who Declared Independence”
Ayutthaya World Heritage and Red Cross Fair 2008
12 – 21 December, 2008
Wat Mahathat, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Historical Park 
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Friday, 12 December, 2008                    1  round      19.30 - 20.30 hrs.
Saturday, 13 December, 2008                2  rounds     19.30 - 20.30 and 21.00 - 22.00 hrs.
Sunday, 14 December, 2008                  2  rounds     19.30 - 20.30 and 21.00 - 22.00 hrs.
Monday, 15 December, 2008                  1  round      19.30 - 20.30 hrs.
Tuesday, 16 December, 2008                 1  round      19.30 - 20.30 hrs.
Wednesday, 17 December, 2008             1  round      19.30 - 20.30 hrs.
Thursday, 18 December, 2008                 1  round      19.30 - 20.30 hrs.
Friday, 19 December, 2008                      2  rounds     19.30 - 20.30 and 21.00 - 22.00 hrs.
Saturday, 20 December, 2008                  2  rounds     19.30 - 20.30 and 21.00 - 22.00 hrs.
Sunday, 21 December, 2008                    2  rounds     19.30 - 20.30 and 21.00 - 22.00 hrs.