Wat Rong Khun, a Unique Buddhist Heritage

Wat Rong Khun or famous in foreigners as the White Temple, is a conventional contemporary Buddhist temple in Chiang Rai province, Thailand.

Wat Rong Khun white temple was designed by Chalermchai Kositpipat in 1997. Because Wat Rong Khun has a mural feature with Spider-Man, Angry Bird and Doraemon, it looks different from other temples in Thailand. Meanwhile, a bridge leading to the main of Wat Rong Khun in Chiang Rai is flanked by hundreds of outreaching hands symbolizing uncontrollable worldly desires.

Thailand’s Wat Rong Khun

Wat Rong Khun architecture designed in white with some white glass. The white colour symbolizes the purity of the Buddha, the white glass symbolizes the wisdom of the Buddha who shines brightly for the entire earth and the universe. The inside Wat Rong Khun white temple is not allowed to be photographed, it is certainly a bit disappointing for photographers.

Wat Rong Khun is famous for its strange architectural style, surreal nuances that mix with traditional Thai architectural details. When you see Wat Rong Khun white temple will create a magnificent but also frightening impression at the same time. But the most interesting thing about this unique temple is on interior artwork. Gold-painted images depict sacred animals and spacecraft.

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Wat Rong Khun Entrance Fee

For you all who like history lessons, Wat Rong Khun in Chiang Rai is one of the tourist places that you must visit when travelling to Thailand. Wat Rong Khun Entrance Fee was free entry for children and adult. But now, For all tourists visiting Wat Rong Khun white temple must pay 50 baths. But it’s okay because it’s still cheaper than others tourism places.

Attention, you must comply with the applicable regulations. It likes being dressed politely and not touching building details. One thing that you must remember you don’t have to bring the camera for taking the pictures of some of the views. If you do not comply with the rules will be warned by guards via loudspeakers. Wat Rong Khun opening hours are from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm.

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Chiang Rai is probably just a small town in Thailand, unlike Bangkok or Chiang Mai indeed, but thanks to its location which is now starting to be seen as a potential tourist destination, Chiang Rai has improved a lot and has a number of facilities that are complete and ready to meet your needs during your tour and adventure in the city. No need to worry, of course about hotels or inns, because there have been plenty of accommodations available that are quite good in terms of cost and facilities.

How to Get Wat Rong Khun

Wat Rong Khun is located off Highway 1 (Phahonyothin road) about 15 kilometres south west of the city of Chiang Rai. The most convenient way to get there is by private taxi. Travel from the city takes around 20 minutes, rates are between 250 and 300 Baht.

This place is also quite easy to get to the white temple using public transportation. Buses depart from the old bus station near the night market in downtown Chiang Rai. The trip takes around 30 minutes, the fare is 20 Baht one way. Or, the blue songthaew charter at the old bus station is around 300 Baht.

If you are from Bangkok you have to go to Chiang Rai and will arrive in Chiang Rai. In Bangkok, you can choose many ways of transportation to get to Chiang Mai, including Buses, Trains and of course Airplanes. If you intend to use the train, the length of the trip you take is around 12 hours, but with sufficient facilities and comfort.

If you plan to arrive faster then you can use the bus facilities, but driving comfort is somewhat less when compared to trains, the advantage may lie in the time and dinner during the trip that you can get. After reaching Chiang Mai you can continue travelling by several other modes of transportation that are the same as before, namely, bus, train or aeroplane.

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