Thailand: The distinctive Burmese-style pyatthat (multi-tiered and spired roof) of the viharn at Wat Hua Wiang (the modern ubosot in the background), Mae Hong Son, northern Thailand

Wat Hua Wiang is Mae Hong Son town's most important temple. Built in the Burmese style, the viharn contains the Phra Chao Phala Lakhaeng image, a large seated bronze Buddha.

Once one of Thailand’s remotest provinces, Mae Hong Son is now readily accessible by air from Chiang Mai, as well as by a wonderful loop drive through Mae Sariang and back via Pai and Soppong– or vice versa. Singularly isolated, Mae Hong Son is not yet very developed. The townsfolk may be citizens of Thailand, but most are Shan, Karen, Yunnanese Chinese or Hill Tribes. The temples are Burmese in style, and the pace of life amazingly tranquil.

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David Henley

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