Dragon Statue of Peace and Development, which Battambang people often call Neak Banh Tuek, was built by the authorities in the area of Neak Banh Tuek Park, Battambang City, Battambang Province. Dragon Statue of Peace and Development was inaugurated on September 27, 2007.

The black statue of the Dragon Statue of Peace and Development was built from shell casings and old weapons that provincial authorities had collected for two years from local people, government officials, police forces and local NGOs. Original. After the collection, the provincial authorities organized a public burning ceremony for the weapons, which was held in Battambang province under the “Peacebuilding and Small Arms Management Program in Cambodia”, which was implemented from September 2005 until September 2007 under the auspices of the Government of Japan (JSAC).

The meaning of the construction of this statue is described by experts as being built to commemorate the commitment, efforts and hopes of the people in Battambang province to eradicate past violence and to build a society without Violence.

  The shape of the Statue of the Goddess of Peace and Development resembles that of a machete, a tool used by Cambodians to harvest rice. It is a statue of the goddess, but was made by a professional official, similar to a machete for harvesting rice, meaning that it represents Battambang province, the rice barn territory of Cambodia.