The White Temple or Wat Rong Khun created by Chalermchai Kositpipat, Thai artist. Located 13km south of Chiang Rai

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The White Temple or Wat Rong Khun created by Mr. Chalermchai Kositpipat, one of Thailand's most renowned artists, who wanted to build a temple all in white to signify the purity of Lord Buddha. It is one of the most beautiful temples in Northern Thailand and has become a national iconic landmark in the country, attracting an increasingly large number of visitors every year to Chiang Rai province. Inside the artists head is the constant play between good and evil, which can be seen throughout the temple and its grounds in both the sculptures and paintings inside. The bridge stands as the connection between heaven and hell. The pond before entering the bridge is not a pond of water, but a pit of outstretched hands and skulls pleading to be released from their eternal state of doom

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