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Friday, March 2, 2018

A brief visit to Myanmar

There were no problem crossing the border from Thailand to Myanmar if you pay a certain amount of fee. The locals will take you on a “Tuk Tuk” car to travel around the town: visit a temple watching where you watch local woman chatting with a little book in their hand; visiting a local family, a young girl with her baby; The local flower and food market. We got  to see how people in Myanmar lives. All the girls put some white sunblock material put on their face to block the sun damage. You were required to put on a long skirt when walk around the temple.





























Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Chiang Rai White Temple



Wat Rong Khun better known as the White Temple, is a contemporary, unconventional, privately-owned art exhibit in the style of a Buddhist temple designed by Chalermchai Kositpipat.
The bridge of "the cycle of rebirth": the main building at the white temple, the ubosot, is reached by crossing a bridge over a small lake. In front of the bridge are hundreds of outreaching hands that symbolize unrestrained desire. The bridge proclaims that the way to happiness is by foregoing temptation, greed, and desire. Next to the lake stand two very elegant Kinnaree, half-human, half-bird creatures from Buddhist mythology.
Gate of Heaven: After crossing the bridge, the visitor arrives at the "gate of heaven", guarded by two creatures representing Death and Rahu, who decides the fate of the dead. In front of the ubosot are several meditative Buddha images.
This is a place like any others!