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There is a traditional native hill tribe village located about 7 km further up the mountain from the temple. I am sure this is where this little girl is from.
Doi Suthep Wat

December 17th 2007
On Saturday, Shannon and I had a great day heading up the mountain to Wat Doi Suthep, a monastery that was built back in the 16th century. I won't pretend to understand what it's all about but I know it was spectacular. Perched 17 km up a mountain overlooking Chiang Mai City, I can only imagine the effort it took to build a massive temple near the top of a mountain. Apparently, they used Ele ... read more
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Thai Flag A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more
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