Located
at 130 km west of Bangkok, this verdant
mountainous region attracks each year
millions of visitors. This region is world
widely know by its famous “Bridge
of the River Kwai”. It is during
World War II, in 1941, that Massive Japanese
imperial military forces disembarked in
many points of Thailand. They invade quickly
the country and get to Bangkok. To prevent
destruction, the Thai government consented
to cooperate with Japanese. A 415 km railway
was built to join Thailand to Burma. The
route of this railway borders the bed
of the Kwai Noi River and Steps over the
Kwai Yai River where the bridge was built.
Apart from the facts about the Workd War
II, Kanchanaburi is a pleasant region
with beautiful sceneries of mountains,
forests, rivers and waterfalls. Many hotels
from deluxe ones to small Raft houses
offer accommodation in Kanchanaburi.
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