Not far from Pattaya, literally 15 minutes drive away, is located the world famousMillion Years Stone Park & Pattaya Crocodile Farm, one of the most striking attractions of Thailand. This amazing park is a real open-air museum, which is visited annually by hundreds of thousands of tourists. Despite the fact that it was founded only in the early nineties of the last century, it has collected a huge collection of stones, both organic and volcanic origin, which continues to be replenished annually thanks to the efforts of the founding father of the park and, at the same time, a successful Thai businessman Khun Suan Phanomwattanakul.
What can you see?
Many of the stones presented in the park are petrified tree trunks with a diameter of more than a meter, several meters in height and weighing up to 75 tons. In addition to ancient stones, the park widely represents the flora of Thailand, it is something like a botanical garden, which was created in the oriental style, and thanks to the most interesting and well-thought-out landscape design is nothing more than an attempt to create a realGarden of Eden, as it should be seen by the followers of Buddha. Probably, much can be explained by the amazing love and reverent tenderness for nature that is universally felt by the followers of this ancient religion.
Throughout the park, among the amazing vegetation, lawns and paths, huge stones of unusual and bizarre shapes are placed. Each of these stones, if you look closely, resembles some plant or animal, which makes you wonder whether these stones are real ancient sculptures. One can only marvel at the intricacy of nature, which was able to create all this indescribable beauty.
Among the stones, special rest areas are very comfortably arranged, the so-called stone benches, sitting on which you can relax, contemplating this magnificence of colors and shapes. It seems that you can sit here for hours, watching how small streams break through the greenery of dense trees, smoothly turning into improvised small waterfalls.
Despite the fact that some stone giants weigh more than 75 tons, they somehow miraculously manage to balance on small flower beds, abundant with a variety of aromas and colors.
Bonsai in the Million Years Stones Park
Of course, one of the treasures of the Million Years Stones Park isminiature bonsai trees. The age of the main bonsai exhibits reaches 200 years, this is of course not much in comparison with the age of stones, but very much for a dwarf tree (Read about the five oldest bonsai in our article). Bonsai are formed from various types of exotic plants and indifferent stylesWalking through the park and admiring the masters' creations, you can get a lot of ideas for growing your own bonsai.
The park has been cultivating bonsai trees for many years, and a large staff of professional gardeners carefully monitors them.crown formationthese wonderful trees. How much strength, patience and diligence is needed so that over the course of many years of care, a miniature tree in its proportions acquires the appearance of a beautiful adult tree. And here you never cease to admire human diligence in decorating such an imperfect surrounding world.
A leisurely and enchanting walk through the Million-Year Stones Park will definitely remain in the memory of every person who has visited here forever.
