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The Wang Thong River ((タイ語:แคววังทอง), , , also known as the ''Khek River'') is a river in Thailand. Its source lies in the Phetchabun Mountains in the Khao Kho District, Thailand.〔(Whitewhater Rafting at Tourism Authority of Thailand ) 〕 It flows through Thung Salaeng Luang National Park and forms Namtok Sri Dit and Namtok Kaeng Sopha (Kaeng Sopha Waterfall) in the Wang Thong District of Phitsanulok Province, and finally flows through into the Bang Krathum District, passing through Ban Sam Ruen and on to the border of Phitsanulok and Phichit, where it drains into the Nan River at .〔Google Earth〕 The land drained by the Wang Thong River is part of the Nan Basin and the Chao Phraya Watershed. ==Etymology== Of the names Khek and Wang Thong, Khek (Thai: เข็ก) is the older name for the river. The work Khek is another name for the ethnicity more commonly known as Hakka. The two words are cognates of Chinese 客家 (meaning house-guest). The river derives its modern name Wang Thong from its path through Amphoe Wang Thong. The first element wang (Thai: วัง) means palace.〔(Thai/English Dictionary ) 〕 The second element thong (Thai: ทอง) means gold.〔(Thai/English Dictionary ) 〕 This Thai word for gold was borrowed from the Tamil language of Sri Lanka.〔(The Chola Empire and the Chao Phraya Delta ) 〕 The name of the river translates to ''River of the Golden Palace.'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wang Thong River」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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