Wat Chiang Man Chiang Mai


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Wat Chedi Luang Chiang Mai


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Wat Doi Suthep


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Wat Bupharam Chiang Mai


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Wat Chiang Man Chiang Mai


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Wat Chedi Luang Chiang Mai


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Wat Phra Singh Chiang Mai


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Wat Doi Suthep


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Wat Doi Suthep


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Wat Bupharam Chiang Mai


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Chiang Mai


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Wat Chedi Luang Chiang Mai


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Wat Phan Waen Chiang Mai


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Wat Doi Suthep


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Wat Chiang Man Chiang Mai


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Wat Doi Suthep


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Wat Bupharam Chiang Mai


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Wat Phra Singh Chiang Mai


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Naga's, Wat Chedi Luang Chiang Mai


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Wat Chedi Luang Chiang Mai


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Wat Doi Suthep


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Wat Doi Suthep


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Wat Chiang Man Chiang Mai


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Prayer, Wat Chedi Luang Chiang Mai


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House temple Chiang Mai


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Wat Doi Suthep


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Thailand
December 2006 / January 2007 - Thailand, Cambodia and Laos
Capital

Bangkok

Area

514,000 km²
(12.4x the Netherlands)

Time

UTC +7

Language

Thai, Chinese, Malaysian, English

Highest point

Doi Inthanon - 2,590 m

Flag

The first official flag was adopted in 1855 by King Rama IV. A white elephant on a red background. The current flag dates from 1917 and exists of five horizontal stripes in the colors red, white, blue, white and red. The middle blue strip is twice as wide as the other four. The three colors red, white and blue consecutively symbolize the nation, religion and the king.


Itinerary



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Currency

The baht is the currency of Thailand and originally stands for a weight of 15 grams of silver. Until 1925, the silver tical was used, which had a weight of 15 grams. Depicted on the banknote is king Bhumibol (Rama IX). He was king of Siam and Thailand from 1946 until his death in 2016 making him the longest reigning king in the world.




Highlights

The walled Chiang Mai was built in 1292 by King Mengrai as new city for his kingdom. Chiang Mai means 'new city'. Just outside the walled old town is the What Bupharam. The temple with its green 'nagas' (snakes) is beautifully decorated. There are a large number of temples in the old city. The Wat Chiang Man was built in 1306 by King Mengrai and is the oldest temple. In order to obtain the crystal Buddha statue, the Phra Sae Tang Kamani, they waged war.


The Wat Chedi Luang was built in 1391 during the reign of the 8th king of the Mengrai dynasty. Originally, the temple was 80 meters high. An earthquake in 1545 partially destroyed the temple. Next to the stairs around the temple there are beautiful nagas of stone.

Just outside Chiang Mai is the important temple Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, built in the 16th century. It is located on the 1600 meter high mountain Doi Suthep. The staircase with the naga balustrade in front of the entrance has 306 steps.