Amphoe Don Tan
Klong Mahorathuk
Mahorathuk drum is kept at Wat Matchimawat (Wat Klang),
not far from Don Tan District Office. This ancient artifact is
over 3,000 years old. It is a single-sided bronze drum with a
diametre of 86 centimetres and a length of 90 metres. The drum
face has a sunrise design and the drum case has drawings of 4
frogs. The Kha and ancient Khmer people loved to collect drums.
This drum was discovered in 1938 on the Mekong bank at Ban Na
Tham in Laos.
Phu Mu Forest Park
Phu Mu Forest Park can be reached by taking Highway No.
212 to the 128-129 km. markers, then take a left-hand road for
12 kilometres. Phu Mu (Pig Mountain) is 353 metres above sea level
and has a mountaintop plateau with an area of 4 square kilometres.
Wild boars used to roam the area, hence, the name given by villagers.
The summit has 3 vantage points, 100 metres, 400 metres and 800
metres from the park office, respectively. Visitors can have great
views of Mukdahan from all 3 points.
