Thailand: The distinctive Shan Burmese-style pyatthat (multi-tiered and spired roof) and chedi at Wat Chong Klang (Jong Klang), Mae Hong Son

Wat Chong Klang, built in the 1860s, is a Shan Burmese temple overlooking Chong Kham Lake. The temple contains almost 200 glass paintings illustrating individual episodes in the Buddhist jataka tales (stories from the lives of the various Buddhas).

Once one of Thailand’s remotest provinces, Mae Hong Son is now readily accessible by air from Chiang Mai, as well as by a wonderful loop drive through Mae Sariang and back via Pai and Soppong– or vice versa. Singularly isolated, Mae Hong Son is not yet very developed. The townsfolk may be citizens of Thailand, but most are Shan, Karen, Yunnanese Chinese or Hill Tribes. The temples are Burmese in style, and the pace of life amazingly tranquil.

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Photographer:

David Henley

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