Asia
Temples, a shrine and a working pier in Koh Chang
Four places show different sides of island life: Buddhist art in Salak Phet, Chinese-style offerings above Klong Son, an Orthodox parish and Bang Bao's changing stilt-built waterfront. These are active religious or working places, with access shaped by their daily use.
Wat Salak Phet
Wat Salak Phet's colourful naga balustrades and painted Buddhist interiors stand in an east-coast village with royal-visit connections. The older temple building across the road houses a small historical collection; access to that room depends on a caretaker, rather than a guaranteed museum session.
San Chao Pho Koh Chang
The Godfather of Koh Chang shrine uses Chinese-style dragons, bright roofs and rows of elephant offerings above Klong Son. Islanders come to make offerings for protection and help with difficulties; it remains an active place of worship rather than a decorative roadside monument.
St Sergius of Radonezh Orthodox Church
St Sergius is a Russian Orthodox church in Klong Son, with an icon-filled interior and Orthodox liturgy. It adds a distinct religious community to the island's better-known Buddhist and Chinese shrines; service times follow the parish's current announcements.
Bang Bao Pier
Bang Bao's covered walkway connects stilt buildings, seafood restaurants and dive businesses above the bay. Much of the former fishing village now serves tourism, a visible change that the surviving boats and working departure pier make more interesting than an untouched-village story.