Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
GOOD DEAL
An admission fee of 220B allows entry to Si Satchanalai, Wat Chao Chan (at Chaliang) and the Si Satchanalai
Centre for Study & Preservation of Sangkalok Kilns.
Chaliang
This older site, a short bike ride from Si Satchanalai, has two temples of note. Admission
isn't always collected at Wat Chao Chan.
Wat Phra Si Ratana
Mahathat
(admission 20B; 8am-4.30pm)
These ruins consist of a large laterite
chedi
(dating back to
1448-88) between two
wí·hăhn
. One of the
wí·hăhn
holds a large seated Sukhothai
Buddha image, a smaller standing image and a bas-relief of the famous walking Buddha,
exemplary of the flowing, boneless Sukhothai style. The other
wí·hăhn
contains some less
distinguished images.
HISTORICAL SITE
Wat Chao Chan
(admission 100B; 8am-5pm)
The central attraction here is a large Khmer-style tower similar
to later towers built in Lopburi and probably constructed during the reign of Khmer King
Jayavarman VII (1181-1217). The tower has been restored and is in fairly good shape.
The roofless
wí·hăhn
on the right contains the laterite outlines of a large standing Buddha
that has all but melted away from exposure and weathering.
HISTORICAL SITE
