Surin
Surin is a large province in the Mun River basin in Thailand's northeastern Isan region. While the exact history of the city itself is not fully understood, the region's inhabitants have always been highly regarded for a particular skill: capturing and taming elephants. The Suay or Kuay (which simply means "people") are believed to have migrated to the area thousands of years ago and earned a reputation for their elephant-handling prowess that continues to this day. Besides elephants, Surin is home to numerous ruins dating back to the time when the Khmer of Angkor ruled the region. Surin is also known for producing beautiful silk and cultivating Thailand's famous jasmine rice.
Among the interesting sites are the City Pillar Shrine, which for over 100 years consisted of nothing more than a shrine without a pillar. Later, the site was redesigned by the Fine Arts Bureau, and the 3-meter-high wooden pillar of Java Cassia was placed within the shrine; Huai Saneng, a reservoir of the Surin Irrigation Project; and Luang Phor Phra Chee at Wat Burapharam, a sacred Buddha image in the pose of the Mara conqueror, highly revered by the Surin people.
Surin is known for its local products such as silk, cotton fabrics, basketry, silverware, carved ivory, pickled radish, white pork sausages, grilled pork and pork flakes.
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