PHU PHA PHUENG ภูผาผึ้ง-ถ้ำฝ่ามือแดง
Phu Pha Phueng is located on a mountain called Phu Pha Phueng (Pha Phueng mountain) at Ban Kut Wa
(Kut Wa village), Kuchi Narai district, Kalasin province. Phu Pha Phueng is a cliff of approx. 400 meters in
height. In the past, bees built their hives against the cliff, in almost all over the cliff face. The bees were vexed
by villagers in the vicinity who hunted down hives for sale in such a manner of extirpation. In addition,
deforestation in the area caused environmental degradation and change in ecological, system thereby
destroying the rich flower source originally existed that the bees could, depend on for survival and growth.
As a result, the current Phu Pha Phueng is left with only its legend to be told to attract visitors to visit and see
signs on the cliff where hives used to exist.
FAMUE DAENG CAVE
Famue Daeng cave or palm-print cave so called by villagers is also located on the Pha Phueng mountain.
lt was discovered and publicized during 1973 and 1980. Paintings of as many as 174 red palms were disclosed
during a prehistoric painting survey conducted by the Department of Fine Arts Division of Archeology at Phu
Pha Phueng. This is the largest number of red palm paintings found in the Kingdom of Thailand. Such paintings
are regarded as important historical evidences in making a search for the lost account of past events of a
society. With respect to these palm paintings Mr. Pisit Charoenwong from the Fine Arts Department, explained
that it would be impossible to tell the exact age of prehistoric paintings of palm types. Painting technigues might
be sorted out into palm print type, spray type, lined pattern and solid painting. The age of Phu Pha Phueng
should be around 2,000 years, taking into account that the paintings found are similar to the prehistoric
paintings at Pha Taem at Khong Chiam district, Ubon Ratchathani province where paintings of other accounts,
such as, man and animals, also exist. Currently, such palm paintings are gradually fading as time passes.
Furthermore, Some them are being destroyed and some new paintings are being made by some people in the
vicinity who are unable to sense the important of such inraluable paintings.