The city of Hat Yai
is the gateway to the neighboring countries of Malaysia and
Singapore. It is only 60 kilometres from the port of entry
at Sadao. Hat Yai has grown significantly into the
commercial, transportation, communication, educational, and
tourism centre of the south
The reclining
Phra Phuttha Hattha Mongkhon is said to be the third largest
in the world. This statue is 35 meters long, 15 meters high
and 10 meters wide. Many faithful Buddhists from Hat Yai,
Yala, Pattani and Bangkok as well as pious visitors from
Malaysia and Singapore frequent this shrine.
Hat Yai Municipal Park
The park is full of beautiful flowering plants, with a
pavilion in the middle of the pond, avarium, and food
stalls. At the foot of the hill near the avarium stands the
statue of King Rama V. And at the southern foothill near the
boy scout camp stands the jade statue of Guan-yin, the
Chinese Goddess.
Namtok Ton Nga Chang
It is one of the beautiful waterfalls of the south,
about 26 kilometres from the city. This waterfall has seven
levels, the third level is the most beautiful and is named
after the waterfall.
