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Chiang Rai, Thailand
The long arm of the package-tour industry has finally reached CHIANG RAI, now a predominantly upmarket resort town of well over two
thousand hotel rooms, but also known for its trekking. A walk up to Doi Tong, the hummock to the northwest of the centre, offers a fine view up
the Kok River. On the highest part of the hill stands a kind of phallic Stonehenge centred on the town's new lak muang, representing the
Buddhist layout of the universe. The old wooden lak muang can be seen in the viharn of Wat Phra That Doi Tong, the city's first temple, which
sprawls shambolically over the eastern side of the hill. Carved in China from 300kg of milky green jade, a beautiful replica of the Emerald
Buddha, Thailand's most important image, can be seen at Wat Phra Kaeo on Thanon Trairat.
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The long arm of the package-tour industry has finally reached CHIANG RAI, now a predominantly upmarket resort town of well over two
thousand hotel rooms, but also known for its trekking. A walk up to Doi Tong, the hummock to the northwest of the centre, offers a fine view up
the Kok River. On the highest part of the hill stands a kind of phallic Stonehenge centred on the town's new lak muang, representing the
Buddhist layout of the universe. The old wooden lak muang can be seen in the viharn of Wat Phra That Doi Tong, the city's first temple, which
sprawls shambolically over the eastern side of the hill. Carved in China from 300kg of milky green jade, a beautiful replica of the Emerald
Buddha, Thailand's most important image, can be seen at Wat Phra Kaeo on Thanon Trairat.
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