Chiang Rai Elelphant

The White Temple

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December 15th 2015
Geo: 19.91, 99.83We visited the white temple, official name Wat Rong Klun, near Chang Rai today. I honestly don't know how to describe it. White of course, with so many glittering inlays that it's painful for the eyes, almost put on my sunglasses. The carvings or statues are rather bizar in the trees around the tempel you can find heads. The inside of the tempel is very modern and u ... read more

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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