Posts under ‘Wats & Temples’

Wondering what’s happening in Chiang Mai for Songkran this year? Check out the schedule!
(Taken from Chang Peuk Magazine!)
10th-11th April (8am - 9:30pm)
Chaing Mai Beach Festival @ Huay Tung Tao Lake, Chiang Mai
10th-15th April (8am-9:30pm)
Sand pile building, Lanna Flag making, Blessing Ceremonies @ Jet Rin Temple (Pra Pokklao Rd)
11th-15th April (8am-4:00pm)
Blessings, Lanna Market, Cultural Show @ [...]

Red was the colour of the day as Chiang Mai’s residents got together to celebrate this year’s Chinese New Year. The streets arond Chiang Mai’s little Chinatown, near Wororot Market, were closed of for pedestrian. Celebrations were in full swing. There were performances, markets selling all manner of goods, and of course, the many obligatory [...]

Chat to a monk, go on a mediation retreat, learn about the temple’s fascinating history, take a romantic stroll and watch the sunset, or even just relax and enjoy the peace and quiet, eat at a famous (and inexpensive) vegetarian restaurant, Pun Pun…
Suan Dok Temple dates back to the 14th century. Originally, it was  was [...]

This photo was taken near Vieng Yonok, a mini-resort at Chiang Saen Lake. Chiang Saen is a district in the northern part of Chiang Rai, on the Mekong River. The town was built in the year 545 in an area called Yonok, by Tai migrants from Yunnan, China. Over the years, the town was passed [...]

This magnificent temple, about half an hour from Chiang Rai town, is a living work of art. It is the culmination of the dream of renowned Thai artist, Chalermchai Kositpipat,  who wants to take traditional Buddhist art into the contemporary world, make an offering to the Budda and create his life’s greatest work.
This project began [...]

It is said that you haven’t been to Chiang Mai unless you’ve paid pilgrimage to Doi Suthep. Here are a few photos. Please enjoy!

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One of the special things about Chiang Mai is that there are temples everywhere! Apart from the ones in guidebooks, there are many “gems” worth exploring.

Wat Lok Malee is situated just north of Chiang Mai Old Town (just across the road from the moat). Not only is it a very beautiful temple,  what makes it [...]

In the 1984, an ancient city was discovered underneath a suburb just south of Chiang Mai’s old town by local villagers. Actually, to be more precise, the villagers found some votive tablets in the grounds of Wat Chang Kham. The Fine Arts Department archaeologists then began excavation of the site and surrounding areas and found [...]

To celebrate the King’s 81st birthday, around 100,000 people gathered in Chiang Mai’s trendy Nimanhaemin Rd for a historic mass takbat merit-making ceremony involving 11,250 monks early this morning. It was a very special and historic occasion. This is the first time so many monks came together from 16 Northern Thailand provinces for such a [...]

Doi Suthep Temple is one of the most sacred temples in Thailand. There is a saying that “You haven’t been to Chiang Mai unless you’ve paid pilgrimage to Doi Suthep Temple”. It is one of the places that you should consider when planning your holiday to Chiang Mai.
The beautiful temple is situated in the Suthep [...]