Chedi

Day #149: Chiang Mai temples

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August 29th 2013
The old town in Chiang Mai has a high concentration of Buddhist temples, within walking distance of one another. The Thai school of Buddhism is Theravada, originating from Myanmar, and the style of the temples and worship is unrecognisable from the Buddhism I had witnessed in Mongolia and China. The temples, called "Wats", are high, spacious buildings with gabled roofs - more like European churche ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai

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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