Chai Nat is located on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River. The community was moved from the old site at Sankhaburi in the region of King Rama IV. Chai Nat was an important town used several times as a base to confront the Burmese army. Every time, the Burmese were defeated, thus originating the name of Chai Nat which means a “place of victory”. Attractions Wat Phra Borommathat Woraviharn – Wat Thammamun – This hillside temple is located on the bank of the Chao Phraya River, 8 kms. from Chai Nat. It was constructed during the Ayutthaya period and enshrines “Luang Pho Thammachak”, a standing Buddha image with a mixture of the Sukhothai and Ayutthaya styles. Two fairs to worship the image are held in May and October. Chai Nat Bird Park – This is located 4 kms. before arriving
in Chai Nat. Birds of more than 100 species live in a huge Chao Phraya Dam – This is Thailand’s first dam constructed in 1956 for irrigational purposes. It is located 13 kms. east of the town along the route to Amphoe Sapphaya. The dam has a total length of 238 metres and a height of 14 metres. The reservoir over the dam site is the habitat of numerous waterfowl during February. Wat Inthararam – Wat Mahathat – This is an old temple of Muang Phraek or Muang San which was an ancient city dating back to the Dvaravati period. Sankhaburi had been also an important fort town of the Sukhothai and Ayutthaya Kingdoms. The temple houses ruined chapels with seated Buddha images and a distinguish Lop Buri style chedi with a fluted spire like the petal of a star apple. Wat Phra Kaeo – Wat Pak Khlong Makham Thao – This is an old temple situated at the mouth of Khlong Makham Thao, which runs into the Tha Chin River at Amphoe Wat Sing, 25 kms. northwest of Chai Nat. The shady temple offers pleasant scenery and houses mural paintings made by Krom Luang Chumphon Khet Udomsak, the father of the Thai navy. Major Events Straw Bird Fair – This annual fair is organized by making good use of straw, a by-product in rice farming. Various species of huge straw birds will come perching on elaborately decorated floats during the straw bird procession in early February of each year. After the competition, all straw birds will be displayed at the Chedi Nat Bird Park. Local products and agricultural crops will also be available in the fair.
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This is an old temple on the
bank of the Chao Phraya River. Located 4 kms. from the town.
There is an old pagoda housing Lord Buddha’s relics. It had been
originally constructed with laterite in the Khmer period and
was renovated in the Ayutthaya and Rattanakosin periods. Within
the precincts of the temple is the Chai Nat Muni National Museum
which displays several kinds of artifacts discovered in the town
including Buddha images of different postures, as well as Thai
and Chinese ceramics. It also exhibits various types of votive
tablets.
cage
which maintains a natural environment. The park also has an aquarium
which has a collection of various kinds of freshwater fish found
in the Chao Phraya River. Local products such as bird models,
wickerwork, and pomelo is available at the shops in the park.
This is an old temple, about 100 years old,
Located by the Chao Phraya River in Tambon Taluk, Amphoe Sapphaya,
12 kms. east of Chai Nat. Outstanding old structures in the temple
include twin belfries and a hall for keeping scriptures. The
latter, situated in the middle of a pond, has been constructed
with elaborate decorative designs.
This is another ancient temple in Sankhaburi.
It is situated to the south of Wat Mahathat. Its old chedi (pagoda)
was constructed during the Ayutthaya period in harmonious Lop
Buri and Dvaravati styles. In front of the chedi enshrines a
seated Buddha image. A complicated lintel was found inside at
the back of the image after stucco covering the image was broken.