Wat Bang Kung is an ancient temple located in Bang Kung Subdistrict, Bang Khon Thee District of Samut Songkhram. In the Late Ayutthaya Period in 1765, the Burmese army attacked Ayutthaya. Therefore, King Akathat of Ayutthaya ordered the naval force to set up a camp in the district of Bang Kung and named it Bang Kung Camp. However, Ayutthaya troops did not successfully defend the camp. Consequently, in 1767 when Ayutthaya was defeated by the Burmese, the camp was left deserted. In 1768, King Taksin the Great later commanded the Chinese from several places to form a guard unit for the camp. The camp was, therefore, called the “Bang Kung Chinese Camp” In 1768, the Burmese army surrounded the camp. Though the Chinese soldiers tried their best to protect the camp, their number was too small to resist the attack and they were thus defeated. Later in 1774, King Taksin, while leading His troops to Bang Kaeo in Ratchaburi Province, made a stop at Wat Bang Kung and had a meal there. As evidence of its long history, within the camp compound, an ordination hall made of bricks and mortar still exists but is now wholly covered by a Banyan Tree. Also reflecting the art in the Late Ayutthaya Period, sculpted mortar depicting designs of flowers and trees with decoration of porcelain pieces can be viewed.