Baan Suan Chomboon resort in March 2011, Ban Wang Yai, Tambon Wang Thong, Phakdi Chumphon, Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand.
The history of the city of Chaiyaphum dates back to the Khmer Empire in the 12th century, when it was a small city on the route from Angkor to Prasat Singh ( Kanchanaburi province ). The Prang Ku remains from this time. In 1817 the area was settled again by a group of Laotians led by Nai Lae, official from Viantiane Kingdom. At first they settled in Baan Nam Khun Nong E Chan ( Nakhon Ratchasima province ), but soon moved to the current site of Chaiyaphum, then called Baan Luang. When the Lao King Anouvong of Viantiane declared war on Siam, the local ruler Jao Phraya Lae changed allegiance and supported the Siamese troops. In 1826 he was killed by Laotian troops, before these were defeated and all Laos became part of Siam. Jao Phraya Lae was renamed by the Thai’s to Phraya Phakdi Chumpon and is still a local hero.
Chaiyaphum, the City of Phraya Lae the Brave, features many historical monuments from its long and storied history, as well as spectacular natural beauty. Chaiyaphum is a province located at the edge of Issan’s Korat plateau in the area between the Central and the Northern regions of Thailand, and is therefore roughly half forests and mountains, half plateau. It is a land of beautiful Dok Krachiao ( curcuma ) fields and abundant waterfalls, especially in the rainy season. Chaiyaphum’s major mountain ranges include Phu Phang Hoei, Phu Laen Kha, and Phu Phaya Fo, the origin of the Chi River.
Historically, Chaiyaphum is a place where many periods of civilization have overlapped, including those of the disparate Dvaravati, Khmer, and Lan Xang kingdoms. Consequently, many archaeological remains and objects have been found across the province. In more modern times, Chaiyaphum acted as a border town during the reign of King Narai the Great of the Ayutthaya period. The town was again abandoned but reappeared in the early Rattanakosin era as a destination where migrants from Vientiane, Loa's settled; their leader, called Lae, sided with the Thai’s in a regional uprising and was appointed the first governor of modern-day Chaiyaphum by a grateful King of Thailand.
Besides its storied history, Chaiyaphum Province is famous for its natural beauty, best appreciated in its four national parks: Tat Thon National Park features dry dipterocarp forests, Sai Thong National Park contains the spectacular Sai Thong waterfall, Pa Hin Ngam National Park includes some odd rock formations, and Phu Laen Kha National Park has dense forests, breathtaking waterfalls, and rocky mountain cliffs. Chaiyaphum is a region filled with a variety of exotic flora and fauna and visitors can enjoy jungle trekking, camping, and swimming in its outstanding natural parks.
Most people in Chaiyaphum province are ethnically Lao. The first language of most people is the Issan language, a dialect of the Lao language.
Principal crops in Chaiyaphum include rice, tapioca, sugar cane and taro root. Chaiyaphum is renowned as a centre for the Thai silk industry.
Phraya Phakdi Chumphon ( Lae ) Monument The people of Chaiyaphum built the monument in 1975. It is dedicated to the first governor of Chaiyaphum called Chao Pho Phraya Lae by the locals.
Phraya Phakdi Chumpol statue & shrine of Chao Pho Phraya Lae Located at the circle leading into town centre. Honours the founder of Chaiyaphum Province and was built by voluntary donations form the local people. Not too
far from town centre is the site said to be where Phraya Phakdi Chumpol ( Lae ) was assassinated by invaders from Vientiane. Here was erected a shrine in his memory called san chaopho Phrayualae, the title his people bestowed on him, with a statue of his likeness inside, Every year, beginning on the first Wednesday of May, a week long festival in his commemoration is held. Chaopho Phraya Lae Shrine Every year, a ceremony to pay respect to the shrine is organized during the 6th lunar month before Visakha Puja Day. Also, ceremonies to give propitiatory sacrifice to the spirit through a Phi Fa dance are conducted regularly. Prang Ku is a stone sanctuary from the Khmer period with a plan characteristic of Arogayasala - a nursing home - constructed in the 12th to 13th century. There is an annual fair in the 5th lunar month of each year. One of the oldest religious structure in Chaiyaphum Province, is situated in Ban Nong Abuja, Tambon Nazi Muang about 3 km's. From town centre along route 202. Built of sandstone, it enshrines a Dvaravati Period Buddha image with is highly revered by the local inhabitants. Bathing rites are held each year on the day of Full Moon in April.
Bai Sema Ban Kut Ngong These are sandstone boundary markers in the Dvaravati style of about the 7th to 8th century CE which were discovered near the village. Most of them are big with a bas-relief in the front, while some were also inscribed on the back as well.
Phu Laen Kha National Park The geographic condition of this area is a complex mountain range with both dense jungle and timber forest which are the watershed of streams that run into the Chi River.
Baan Suan Chomboon resort in March 2011, Ban Wang Yai, Tambon Wang Thong, Phakdi Chumphon, Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand.
The history of the city of Chaiyaphum dates back to the Khmer Empire in the 12th century, when it was a small city on the route from Angkor to Prasat Singh ( Kanchanaburi province ). The Prang Ku remains from this time. In 1817 the area was settled again by a group of Laotians led by Nai Lae, official from Viantiane Kingdom. At first they settled in Baan Nam Khun Nong E Chan ( Nakhon Ratchasima province ), but soon moved to the current site of Chaiyaphum, then called Baan Luang. When the Lao King Anouvong of Viantiane declared war on Siam, the local ruler Jao Phraya Lae changed allegiance and supported the Siamese troops. In 1826 he was killed by Laotian troops, before these were defeated and all Laos became part of Siam. Jao Phraya Lae was renamed by the Thai’s to Phraya Phakdi Chumpon and is still a local hero.
Chaiyaphum, the City of Phraya Lae the Brave, features many historical monuments from its long and storied history, as well as spectacular natural beauty. Chaiyaphum is a province located at the edge of Issan’s Korat plateau in the area between the Central and the Northern regions of Thailand, and is therefore roughly half forests and mountains, half plateau. It is a land of beautiful Dok Krachiao ( curcuma ) fields and abundant waterfalls, especially in the rainy season. Chaiyaphum’s major mountain ranges include Phu Phang Hoei, Phu Laen Kha, and Phu Phaya Fo, the origin of the Chi River.
Historically, Chaiyaphum is a place where many periods of civilization have overlapped, including those of the disparate Dvaravati, Khmer, and Lan Xang kingdoms. Consequently, many archaeological remains and objects have been found across the province. In more modern times, Chaiyaphum acted as a border town during the reign of King Narai the Great of the Ayutthaya period. The town was again abandoned but reappeared in the early Rattanakosin era as a destination where migrants from Vientiane, Loa's settled; their leader, called Lae, sided with the Thai’s in a regional uprising and was appointed the first governor of modern-day Chaiyaphum by a grateful King of Thailand.
Besides its storied history, Chaiyaphum Province is famous for its natural beauty, best appreciated in its four national parks: Tat Thon National Park features dry dipterocarp forests, Sai Thong National Park contains the spectacular Sai Thong waterfall, Pa Hin Ngam National Park includes some odd rock formations, and Phu Laen Kha National Park has dense forests, breathtaking waterfalls, and rocky mountain cliffs. Chaiyaphum is a region filled with a variety of exotic flora and fauna and visitors can enjoy jungle trekking, camping, and swimming in its outstanding natural parks.
Most people in Chaiyaphum province are ethnically Lao. The first language of most people is the Issan language, a dialect of the Lao language.
Principal crops in Chaiyaphum include rice, tapioca, sugar cane and taro root. Chaiyaphum is renowned as a centre for the Thai silk industry.
Phraya Phakdi Chumphon ( Lae ) Monument The people of Chaiyaphum built the monument in 1975. It is dedicated to the first governor of Chaiyaphum called Chao Pho Phraya Lae by the locals.
Phraya Phakdi Chumpol statue & shrine of Chao Pho Phraya Lae Located at the circle leading into town centre. Honours the founder of Chaiyaphum Province and was built by voluntary donations form the local people. Not too
far from town centre is the site said to be where Phraya Phakdi Chumpol ( Lae ) was assassinated by invaders from Vientiane. Here was erected a shrine in his memory called san chaopho Phrayualae, the title his people bestowed on him, with a statue of his likeness inside, Every year, beginning on the first Wednesday of May, a week long festival in his commemoration is held. Chaopho Phraya Lae Shrine Every year, a ceremony to pay respect to the shrine is organized during the 6th lunar month before Visakha Puja Day. Also, ceremonies to give propitiatory sacrifice to the spirit through a Phi Fa dance are conducted regularly. Prang Ku is a stone sanctuary from the Khmer period with a plan characteristic of Arogayasala - a nursing home - constructed in the 12th to 13th century. There is an annual fair in the 5th lunar month of each year. One of the oldest religious structure in Chaiyaphum Province, is situated in Ban Nong Abuja, Tambon Nazi Muang about 3 km's. From town centre along route 202. Built of sandstone, it enshrines a Dvaravati Period Buddha image with is highly revered by the local inhabitants. Bathing rites are held each year on the day of Full Moon in April.
Bai Sema Ban Kut Ngong These are sandstone boundary markers in the Dvaravati style of about the 7th to 8th century CE which were discovered near the village. Most of them are big with a bas-relief in the front, while some were also inscribed on the back as well.
Phu Laen Kha National Park The geographic condition of this area is a complex mountain range with both dense jungle and timber forest which are the watershed of streams that run into the Chi River.