Travel in Thailand

    It is said that “life is like a cup of tea—only an empty cup can contain more good tea, similarly, only an empty heart can hold endless joy and affection”. Northern Thailand is an ideal place for emptying ourselves, where we will forget all the sadness and the time. We can appreciate the flowers, smell the fragrance, taste tea and read books.

    It is the first self-drive journey for my families to travel to Chiang Mai in the Spring Festival in 2015. 13 days was gradually slipping away, during which we hoped that the days could become slower and the sunshine could become warmer. It was the impulsive travel to Northern Thailand that made me love the Thailand.

        Day1: Kunming-Mohan Port

      Day2: Mohan Port – Boten Port - Chiang Rai

      Day3: Chiang Rai - Chiang Mai

  The first day: we started the journey from Kunming at 7:00 am and arrived at Mohan Port at 5:00 pm. During the nearly 10 hours journey, we were tired but with joy. 

         Day2: we drove across Laos after passing the border in lines in the morning, and arrived in Chiang Rai at 7:00 pm. We just caught up with the night market, which made us forget the tiredness.

         After arriving in Chiang Rai, we visited the temple. There are many temples in Thailand, but considering the limited time, we only visited the Wat LungKhun. The architectural appearance and internal structure of the Wat LungKhun are very different from the glittering temples which are often seen in Thailand, from which we can feel the splendor and the beauty of its unique style. When the hot sun was high in the sky, we stopped the car by the roadside and saw the spotless white temple, which was so fantastic under the blue sky. The snow-white roof, walls and foundation and the shining silver light by glasses embedded in walls made the temple a heaven in the world. I was immediately overcome by the temple.

       In front of the temple is a shallow pond with blue water where a few fishes are swimming freely. I guess that the design is to express the mercy spirit of the Buddhism and add some grace to the solemn Wat LungKhu. 

   Day3:The Weekend Night Market of Chiang Mai: the Night Market is the most famous, the most busy and the biggest night market in Chiang Mai, from Thapea Gate in the east to the Wat Phar Sing in the west, which nearly crossing the whole ancient city. Most of the goods in the night market are the handicrafts, clothes, decorations and the numerous delicious snacks. There are also many buskers playing pleasant music. All kinds of sounds mixed together make the market extremely busy. Some of the handicrafts in Chiang Mai are also produced in batches, such as the T-shirt printed with panda and elephant, all kinds of wooden and paper lanterns, the soap flowers, fragrance lightings, etc., which can be seen at many booths. But there is a large portion of the handcrafts are completely original, such as all kinds of woodcarvings and little ornaments and the like.

Travel notes

•  Opening hours of the Wat LungKhu: 09:00-18:00
• Arrival pattern: take bus from the Central Bus Station of Chiang Rai for 20-40 THB per capita; self-driving
• Matters need attention: 
• 1. No photographing in the Inner Temple; 
• 2. Dress neatly, upper body naked, short trousers and slippers are acceptable; 
• 3. No disrespected behavior to the Buddha statue is allowed.