The glowing peaks and spires of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha are sublime, closely rivalled by the illuminated stupa of Wat Arun (the Temple of Dawn).

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The tourists, who once fired the local economy, drawn by the awe-inspiring temples of Angkor Wat, have mostly stopped coming.

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When travelling Khlong Saen Saeb from east to west, motorboat buses terminate at Wat Saket, a late 18th-century temple topped by a golden stupa, and it takes about an hour to ride directly from the first stop at Wat Si Bunrueang.

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