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Salak Yom – Wat Hariphunchai, Lamphun
Salak Yom Lamphun – Wat Hariphunchai – tree of gifts
Salak Yom ceremony at Wat Phra That Hariphunchai in Lamphun. This is an important annual ceremony for the Yong people, the ethnic minority of Lamphun.
The celebration centers around building bamboo structures, some nearly 20m-tall, using strips of the wood that are dyed and to which they tie offerings for monks. The building process can take a week or two to complete and is seen as a demonstration of handicraft skills for the Yong girls.
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- Salak Yom Lamphun – Wat Hariphunchai
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- Salak Yom Lamphun – Cheddi
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- Salak Yom Lamphun – Naga
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- Salak Yom Lamphun – Naga
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- Salak Yom Lamphun – decorations
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- Salak Yom Lamphun – bells
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- Salak Yom Lamphun – Wat Hariphunchai – tree of gifts
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- Salak Yom Lamphun – Buddha
Chaeson National Park
Some 80 km to the east of Chiang Mai is the Chaeson National Park, at its centre is a geothermal complex where you can take baths (private or public) and the other favourite activity at such places – boiling eggs…
80 km may not seem far, but the most direct route takes you over mountain roads that can be dangerous, especially in the rainy season, the other route is rather circuitous and via Lampang – worth a weekend visit ‘tho.
Chaeson National Park
Chaeson National Park
Chaeson National Park – Rice Field
Chaeson National Park – River
Chaeson National Park – Butterfly
Chaeson National Park – Thermal Springs
