"Listen. Every river has a story to tell; of great kingdoms and epic wars; of the humble lives of the villagers and the way of the monks, if you will only listen to the rush of the waves echoing the past that shaped today bustling cities. Its history lay hidden, almost as silent as the river flows. Such was the Great Chao Phraya. If you will only hear its past: it was the lifeline to the many cities that depended on it to survive and flourish. Yet once in a while the Chao Praya comes alive with festivities of Royal Barges, re-animating a mythological tale with each barge assuming a role in the infamous Ramakien tales. Figurine mastheads distinguish the good, the bad and the ugly, in a performance that relives its historical richness in festivity. Let it reveal its past, if you will only listen."