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Thailand: The ubosot (ordination hall) at Wat Mahawan, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand

Thailand: The ubosot (ordination hall) at Wat Mahawan, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand

King Mengrai founded the city of Chiang Mai (meaning 'new city') in 1296, and it succeeded Chiang Rai as capital of the Lanna kingdom. Chiang Mai sometimes written as 'Chiengmai' or 'Chiangmai', is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand.






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CPA Media Co. Ltd.

Photographer:

David Henley

Credit:

Pictures From Asia

Theme:

LAN NA KINGDOM

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