Chaiya

Few cities in Surat Thani Province have a past as closely tied to the Srivijaya maritime world as Chaiya. The town lies in southern Thailand’s lowlands, inland from the Gulf of Thailand, on the Malay Peninsula, which once connected sea routes between India and China. Its best-known monument, Wat Phra Borommathat Chaiya, preserves a compact chedi in a style associated with Srivijaya and remains an active Buddhist temple. The National Museum Chaiya presents local sculpture and archaeological finds from this trading past. Chaiya is also home to Suan Mokkh, the forest monastery founded by the influential Thai Buddhist teacher Buddhadasa Bhikkhu. Move on to other webcams in Surat Thani Province to compare coastal and inland settings around Chaiya.

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