Wat Rong Khun, also known as the White Temple is located
near the city of Chiang Rai. Wat Rong Khun is a very special temple
comparing to all the temples I have visited. The other temple would be the Gold- pleated Temple.
Wat Rong Khun @ Chiang Rai
Wat Rong Khun, a life time project by an artist known as Chalermchai
Kositpipat (Silapathorn Awarded Artist) . The temple was built in 1997, a contemporary unconventional traditional Buddhist and Hindu art with contemporary themes. There are paintings inside the hall with golden tones and on the roof, there
are four kinds of animals- The Elephant represents Earth, The Naga stands for
water, The swan's wings denotes wind and the lion mane represent fire.
Interesting! P/S: Indoor photo shooting is prohibited!
Once entering the garden, there is a temple bell and a pool of fish.
Upon entering the garden (Pictures as below), there is a bridge leading to the temple. The bridge illustrates crossing over the cycle of rebirth to Abode of Buddha until the way out from d white temple. (Indoor photo shooting is prohibited!)
 "Hands from hell" - White hands appear out of the ground as if from the pit of hell, they look like grabbing and some holding a pot that you can throw donation into. |
Entirely white temple with magnificent carvings and
decoration of the with small pieces of mirrored glass are wondrous. The
striking white radiance are simply impressive!
Many people have mistaken the golden building located on the left of the temple compound as a place for worship. In fact, it is a Public Restroom!! It is the only building entirely covered with gold leaf and painted in gold and decorated with pieces of gold-colored glass. It is the most beautiful toilet in Thailand that i have ever seen so far.
The Most Beautiful Restroom （Toilet）- The Golden Toilet at Wat Rong Khun @ Chiang Rai
Wat Rong Khun
Baan Wat Rong Khun, Doi Chan, Chiang Rai City.
T: +66(0) 53 673 579
