Mor Hin Khao, Isaan, ThailandsteemCreated with Sketch.

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Mor Hin Khao is a white hill located in a broad field at Phu Lanka National Park in Chaiyaphum province, not far from where I live...

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It's also known as Thailand's Stonehenge, which is a bit of a misnomer as it is a natural rock formation rather than man made as Stonehenge in England is...

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It's an interesting place nonetheless...

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Wikipedia says > Its geological features and surroundings are made of sedimentary rocks from the Jurassic – Cretaceous periods 195 – 65 million years ago...

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A group of pillar rocks, consists of five remarkable pillar rocks with a strange structure...

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Wikipedia says again > The rocks are around twelve meters tall. A white light would appear on the five rocks during Buddhist Sabbath nights ( full moon, 8th day and 15th day of waxing moon) which is the reason for the name of this place ”Mo Hin Khao”...

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The Thais have tried to make a tourist attraction of it, but it's so remote that they haven't had a lot of success with that, which is nice for those of us who can get to see it...

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It has a stunning panorama of views on a clear day...

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Clear days are few and far between unfortunately...

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Thank you for looking at this and I hope you've enjoyed it, leave a comment, upvote and resteem if you like...

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Im a huge Thailand fan, but never been to this part of it. So now, i could visit this place virtual over steemit, thanks for sharing @manonthemoon

You're welcome, have a look at some of my other stuff too, if you are a Thailand fan maybe follow me because I live there and post stuff about Thailand all the time, upvotes and resteems helps as well...

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