CHIANG MAI the CITY of a THOUSAND TEMPLES THAILAND

 

CHIANG MAI

the CITY

of a

THOUSAND TEMPLES

THAILAND

Chiang Mai translates as New City. However, its history dates back to 1200s

when King Mengrai moved the capital of his Kingdom to Chiang Mai.

Occupied by Burma in 1500s, when King Bayinnaung commenced a 220 years

of regency, it was not until 1930s that Chiang Mai became part of the United

Kingdom of Thailand.

The Three Kings Monument is the mark of Chiang Mai's history. Chiang Mais

walled Old City is surrounded by a moat indicating city's turbulent past.

 

 

The magnitude of monasteries and temples Wats is the main landmark of

Chiang Mai.