CHIANG MAI SPECIAL EVENTS listed below

BOSANG UMBRELLA FESTIVAL

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CHIANG MAI ATTRACTIONS Popularly known as “The Rose of the North” and with an enchanting location on the banks of the Ping river, the city and its surroundings are blessed with stunning natural beauty and a unique indigenous cultural identity.

WAT PHRA SING
Located on Sam Lan Road, this lovely temple dates from 1345 and enshrines the revered Phra Phutthasihing Buddha image, a focal point for the Songkran Thai New Year festivities on April 13-15. The temple compound includes the Lai Kham chapel featuring exquisite woodcarvings and northern-style murals;
a magnificent scriptural repository with striking bas-reliefs, and a bell-shaped stupa.

WAT SUAN DOK

The temple, on Suthep Road, was built in a 14th-century Lanna king’s pleasure garden and is most notable for its several white Chedi, which contain the ashes of members of Chiang Mai’s former Royal Family. Enshrined in a secondary chapel is a 500- year-old bronze Buddha, one of Thailand’s largest metal images.

WAT CHIANG MAN

Located within the old walled city on Ratchaphakhinai Road, this is Chiang Mai’s oldest temple, believed to date from 1296, when King Mengrai allegedly lived here while the new city of Chiang Mai was under construction. The temple is noteworthy for its fine Chedi supported by rows of elephant buttresses and a beautiful chapel, while enshrined within are the ancient Buddha images of Phra Kaeo Khao, a tiny crystal statue thought to have the power to bring rain, and Phra Sila Khao.

WAT CHEDI LUANG

Here, on Phrapokklao Road, is the largest Chedi in Chiang Mai measuring  98m. tall and 54 m. wide. It was originally completed in 141 but partially collapsed due to an earthquake in 1545. Among other features is a magnificent Naga staircase adorning the chapel’s front porch. Wat Chedi Luang is also notable as one of the temporary abodes of the Emerald Buddha, now enshrined at Wat Phra Kaeo in Bangkok.

WAT KU TAO

Located near the Chiang Mai Stadium, Wat Ku Tao is remark- able for its unusual bulbousChedi, shaped like a watermelon and thus prompting its Thai name. The structure is decorated with coloured porcelain chips and is believed to represent five monks’ alms bowls.

Away from the town centre on the Super Highway, north of the Huai Kaeo Nimmanhemin intersection, the temple is charac- terised by its square Chedi with seven spires. The design was.

WAT U MONG

Located on Suthep Road, this delightful meditation temple, founded in the reign of King Mengrai, is very different from Chiang Mai’s other major temples and enjoys an almost bucolic setting. Its principal architectural feature is a large ancient Chedi.

WAT SAEN FANG
This old temple on Tha Phae Road is interesting for its Bur- mese-style architecture.

WIANG KUM KAM

Southeast of Chiang Mai between KM 3-4 on the Chiang Mai- Lamphun road, the site is an ancient city built by King Mengrai prior to the founding of Chiang Mai. Uncovered by archaeolo- gists are the ruined remains of some 20 ancient temples and other buildings.

CHIANG MAI NATIONAL MUSEAM

Standing next to Wat Chet Yot and in modern Lanna style, the museum houses an interesting collection of northern arts and crafts. Open Wednesday to Sunday from 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m except on Songkran and New Year.

INSECT AND NATURAL WONDER MUSEAM

On display here is fascinating collection of domestic and foreign insects, as well as animal fossils. The museum is located at 72 Nimanhemin, Soi 12 Tel.053211891

WEST (HIGHWAY 1004)

HUAI KAEO ARBORETUM

NAMTOKE HUAI KAEO

Close by the zoo, this 10-metre cascade provides a green and scenic picnic spot.

WAT PHRATHAT DOI SUTHEP

Situated 15 km. from town, this is Chiang Mai’s most famous and most visible landmark, and at 3,520 feet above sea level, it commands an exhilarating view of the city and surrounding countryside. Dating from 133, the temple is approached by a flight of 290 Naga-flanked steps (although the less energetic may ascend by a funicular railway), and is dominated by a golden Chedi which contains holy Buddha relics and attracts Buddhist pilgrims from all over the world.

PHU PHING PALACE

Further up the road from the foot of Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, the Phu Phing Palace is the Royal winter residence, built in 11. The lavishly landscaped gardens and grounds are open to the general public daily from .30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. except when the Royal Family is in residence.

DOI PUI TRIBE VILLAGE

This Hmong village lies some 3 km. from Phu Phing Palace.
It is the most accessible of hilltribe villages and has accordingly lost some of its authenticity, although it still provides a glimpse of tribal life.

KHRUBA SIWICHAI MOMUMENT

Situated at the foot of Doi Suthep Mountain, the monument honours the devoted Buddhist monk whose followers built the first 10- km. paved road to Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep in 1935.

SOUTHWEST (HIGHWAY 108)

OLD CHIANG MAI CULTURE CENTER

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