Maehongson

Thai ways of life - วิถีชีวิตชุมชน

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Maehongson night walking street, is the place you can shopping local handicrafts.

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Boat station (Ban Huay Dua) - You can take long-tail boat along the Pai reiver to visit Padong tribe (Long-neck Karen hill-tribe)
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Located at the junction to Wat Pra That Doi Kong Mu, this temple contains a huge Burmese style reclining Buddha image 12 meters in length. The temple also houses the ashes of former rulers of Mae Hong Son. Two massive stone lions guard the temple staircase.

Located near the Jong Kham lake , these temples house glass paintings and woodcarvings brought from Myanmar some 100 years ago. They look particularly beautiful when viewed from the lake. History of Wat Chong Kham

Wat Chong Kham is the third-class royally-sponsored temple, ordinary type. When the sermon hall was rebuilt in 1971 to replace the old one destroyed by fire, a silver plate was discovered and unearthed from the base of the main pole of the old building Inscribed on the plate were the following words; ‘Wat Chong Kham was built in 1827 by the villagers. The sermon hall was later in dilapidated state, therefore in 1953 Lung [uncle] Chong Kham Suai, a rich merchant of Maehongson rebuilt the sermon hall. In 1970 the sermon hall was destroyed by fire and the then abbot, Phra Khru Anu Sutra Satsanachak, had it rebuilt. Wat Chong Kham received the Royal Charter granting its land as a consecrated ground on 2 September 1984 by merging with Wat Chng Khlang, so as to meet the criteria for a royally – sponsored temple. The incumbent abbot is Phra Khru Anuson Chaiyasit.

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Located in the city center behind the Mae Hong Son market, this temple features a beautiful Thai Yai style viharn building which houses the renowned Phra Chao Pha Pa La Khaeng Buddha image, a replica of an image in Myanmar.

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This temple is on the slopes of Doi Kong Mu to the east of Mae Hong Son city. To visit the temple take Highway 108 and turn left at the Phaya Singha Nat Paja monument, then follow the concrete road for 1.5 km up the hill until you reach the temple at the top. Originally named Wat Pli Doi, this temple is the most important place of worship in the city. The temple has two stunning chedis (pagodas). The larger one was built by Jong Tong Su in 1860 to house the relics of Mok Kha Lana, a great students of the Lord Buddha’s teachings. Which were brought from Burma. The other was built in 1874 by Phaya Singha Nat Paja, the first prince of Mae Hong Son. The temple offers visitors a beautiful birds-eye view of Mae Hong Son city. Various annual festivals are held at the temple including Songkran (Thai New Year) and Ok Pan Sa (the end of Buddhist Lent) with its Tak Baat Dao Wa Deung or Tak Baat Dewo ceremony recalling the Lord Buddha’ return from the second heaven
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RimTarn Residendce
The location: 19 PhangMuang Kor,Khor Rd., MuangMaeHongSon, MaeHongSon
Landmark: It's nearby MaeHongSon Toyota Showroom.

Tel:6653-613766-7, 6685-0368883

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Riverside House Ban Mork Jum Pae, Mae Hong Son, Thailand
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