A Touch of Wanderlust
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Chiang Rai and Golden Triangle

Chiang Rai became the first capital of the Lanna kingdom in 1262, under King Meng Rai. One of the most visited sites in Chiang Rai is Wat Rong Khun, also known as the White Temple. While other temples in Thailand are centuries old, the construction of Wat Rong Khun began in 1997 by Thai painter/architect, Chalermchai Kositpipat. The white glowing look of the temple is due to a combination of whitewash and clear-mirrored chips. Inside the temple are painted scenes representing samsara (the realm of rebirth and delusion).
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"The Golden Triangle" is a termed created by the CIA. The region gained notoriety in the 1920s as one of the world's most abundant opium producers. Most of the world's heroin came from the Golden Triangle until the early 21st century when Afghanistan became the world's largest producer.
 In an effort to stop the drug trade, the Thai government made poppy-growing illegal in 1959.
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  • Meet the Artist
  • Photography
    • Pacific Northwest >
      • Seattle in the Time of Corona
      • Black Lives Matter
      • Resilience on the Waterfront
      • Abandoned Places
      • Tacoma and Seattle
      • Olympic Peninsula
      • San Juan Island
      • Mt. Tahoma
      • Skagit Valley Tulip Fields
      • Portland & Around
      • Canoe Journey
    • California Through the Lens >
      • The Redwoods
    • American Southwest >
      • Antelope Canyon
      • Utah >
        • Arches & Canyonlands
        • Capitol Reef
        • Zion & Bryce Canyon
      • Mesa Verde
      • New Mexico >
        • Taos
        • Chaco Canyon
        • Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks
    • Costa Rica
    • London and Around
    • Bali >
      • Ubud Monkey Forest
      • Legong
    • Thailand >
      • Chiang Mai
      • Loi Krathong
      • Places of Worship >
        • Wat Umong
        • Wat Chedi Luang
        • Wat Chiang Man
        • Wat Lok Molee
        • Wat Phan Tao
        • Wat Sri Suphan
        • Wat Phra Singh
        • Wat Suan Dok
        • Doi Suthep and Wat Pha Lat
      • Gentle Giants
      • Sukhothai
      • Chiang Rai & Golden Triangle
      • Ao Nang
      • Phuket
    • Philippines
    • Animal Kingdom >
      • Mammalia
      • Birdies
      • Marine Life, Amphibians, and Reptiles
      • Insects
    • For the Love of Botany >
      • Roses and Dahlias
      • Lichen, Ferns, Moss, & Fungi
    • Pattern and Object
    • Humankind
    • This Space Occupied
  • Graphic Design
    • She is Her Father's Daughter
    • Illustration
    • Patterns
  • Say Hello
  • Curriculum Vitae