http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com Thailand, The Country and its People Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:44:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/thai-temple/thai-wat-wat-phrathat-doi-kham/ http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/thai-temple/thai-wat-wat-phrathat-doi-kham/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:57:59 +0000 admin http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/?p=4414 Wat Phrathat Doi Kham, the Temple of the Golden Mountain, is a beautiful Thai Wat with a spectacular view over the city of Chiang Mai. Wat Phrathat Doi Kham is an older Temples than Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai’s best known Thai Temple. Built over 1300 years ago, Wat Phrathat Doi Kham eventually became
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[Read more....]]]> http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/thai-temple/thai-wat-wat-umong-chiang-mai/feed/ 0 http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/thai-temple/thai-wat-wat-phrathat-sri-chom-tong/ http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/thai-temple/thai-wat-wat-phrathat-sri-chom-tong/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:13:45 +0000 admin http://www.thaiguidetothailand.com/?p=2346 Wat Phrathat Sri Chom Tong is one of the most important Thai Temples in Northern Thailand. This Thai Wat is believed to contain a holy Buddha relic which is kept in a Golden Chedi. The Golden Chedi at Wat Phrathat Sri Chom Tong dates back to 1452 but the present Viharn was constructed during the
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