Category: Things to see

Umong Temple, Chiang Mai.

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Chiang Mai is well known as one of the city with many temples because every 10 to 20 meters when you walk in Chiang Mai city itself, you could find the temples line up along the roads. As for Thailand people mainly are Buddhist people. However many people when visit in Chiang Mai, they always target on the main city temples which are famous and well known in town. Our blog today is going to tell you about one of the unseen temple which located not to far from the old town. The temple called “ Umong Temple” ( Umong means the tunnel) located on the west side of the old town on the foot hill of Doi Suthep mountain. With the lovely atmosphere as it located in the forest area that  you could walk around. The temple was built in 1297 by King Mengrai. In the temple ground, you could find the Replica of Ashok Pillar as in India for the Buddhist to show the establishment of the Buddhism by the Lanna dynasty’s king, Phraya Mengrai. The main building you could visit and walk around are the bell shape pagoda with the lotus shape decorated on the top of the tunnel. This is very beautiful and peaceful area. This temple is also the place where the people could spend their time for meditation as well as. Beneath the pagoda, there is the tunnel with the Buddha images. Also walking in the deepest part of the tunnel, you could see the ancient mural painting on the ceiling of the tunnel. If you have a chance, visiting in the morning, you could also see the monks leave the temple for the alm offering and would return back to the temple before 8am for their breakfast and to continue their praying and meditation or leaning about the Buddhism for the monks’ routine. If you love the calmness and the peacefulness, we would recommend this temple for your visit.

Sankampang Hot Spring.

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Sankampang Hot Spring. Chiang Mai is one of the destinations for the tourists who plan to visit to Thailand. Chiang Mai has many tourist attractions as well as many activities to do. However if you …

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Muang On Cave, Chiang Mai.

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Muang On Cave, Chiang Mai.

Many people love the nature and try seeking the beautiful nature sites to visit. These places are spreading everywhere in the world. Some might hide in the secret areas and wait till someone passes by and explore.  Caves would be one of the places in this kind of nature site that people love to see and explore. They are not the same in term of the area where they located. In Asia like in Thailand, caves are the places where the ancient people kept all treasures in for the new generations to find and preserve. Muang On cave that we are going to tell you the story is one of the local tourist attraction sites in Chiang Mai, Thailand.  30 kms. to the East side of Chiang Mai city area, located in Sankhampang District. There’s a legend tells among the local people that once when the Lord Buddha had travelled in this area and stopped by the cave for rest, meditation and teaching the Buddhism. He found the cave and spent his time there. In the cave, there was a Naga who lived there had disguised himself and offered the Lord Buddha fruits and honey when he spent his time there. When the Lord Buddha was going to leave the cave, the Naga had asked for the Lord Buddha’s hair to place in the cave for him to pay respect. The Naga had placed the Lord Buddha’s hair on the top of the stalagmite as seen in the present.  The local people found the cave again when Kru Ba Sriwichai, the famous monk of Lanna had spent his time meditation in the cave and found the relic of the Lord Buddha so that it has became the place for the people to show respect for the Lord Buddha since then.

On the way to visit Muang On Cave, you could also see wild monkeys which are rare to find in the northern area as mainly we usaully find them down south of Thailand more than in the northern part of Thailand.

Now a day, Muang On Cave is one of the tourist attractions as the unseen place to see and visit as it is located not too far from Chiang Mai city are and also after the cave you could also visit Sankampang  Hot Spring as well.  This could be one of the plan trip which could cover half day for you to go around if you prefer not to visit the crowded places, this is the best option for you.

บวงสรวงทำไม

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บวงสรวงทำไม ความเป็นศิริมงคลย่อมเป็นสิ่งที่เราทุกคนต้องการ มันเป็นบางสิ่งทำบางครั้งเราอาจจะพูดได้ว่า มองด้วยตาเปล่าไม่เห็น แต่เมื่อได้ทำลงไปแล้วกลับสร้างความสบายใจให้แก่ผู้ที่ได้กระทำ ผลของการบวงสรวงหรือการทำพิธีการมงคลย่อมส่งผลทางด้านจิตใจและตามมาด้วยการกระทำ สิ่งใดก็ตามที่เกิดขึ้นแล้วดีต่อจิตใจมักส่งผลถึงการกระทำและจะทำให้เราไปถึงจุดมุ่งหมายด้วยจิตใจที่ฮึกเหิมและมีพลังงานขับเคลื่อนบางอย่างมาเป็นแรงสนับสนุนเสมอไม่ว่าจะอย่างไรก็ตาม นี่อาจจะเป็นที่มาของประโยคที่ว่า ใจเป็นนาย กายเป็นบ่าว จิตหรือความคิดเป็นตัวกำหนดการกระทำไม่ว่าผู้ใดก็ตาม การบวงสรวงจึงเป็นพิธีกรรมอย่างหนึ่งที่สร้างความมั่นใจให้แก่ผู้คนเสมอมา  สิ่งที่เราเห็นกันบ่อยมากคือการบวงสรวงที่ดิน การบวงสรวงเสาเอกเมื่อต้องการสร้างสิ่งก่อสร้างเช่น บ้านเรือนที่อยู่อาศัย หรือแม้แต่กระทั่งสิ่งปลูกสร้างที่เกี่ยวข้องกับธุรกิจไม่ว่าจะด้านใดก็ตาม โดยปกติทั่วไปการบวงสรวงแบบนี้ถือได้ว่าเป็นรากฐานของการปฏิบัติหรือแบบแผนของผู้คนทั่วไปเนื่องจากเราสามารถพบเห็นได้บ่อยครั้ง อย่างเช่นการบวงสรวงตั้งเสาเอกหรือการตั้งศาลต่างๆ ไม่ว่าจะเป็นศาลพระภูมิ เจ้าที่หรือศาลตาศาลยายเพื่อสร้างความเชื่อมั่นอีกทั้งความเป็นศิริมงคลแก่ผู้อยู่อาศัยเสมอ สิ่งประกอบของเครื่องบวงสรวงไม่ว่าจะเป็นแท่งไม้มงคลทั้ง 9, แก้วแหวนเพชรพลอย หรือแม้กระทั่งส่วนประกอบอื่นๆบนโต๊ะบวงสรวงล้วนแล้วแต่มีความหมายเป็นมงคลทั้งสิ้น หากแต่เครื่องบวงสรวงหลักๆเป็นสิ่งจะเป็นที่ทางเจ้าภาพจำเป็นต้องตระเตรียมหรือไม่ก็เจ้าพิธีเป็นผู้จัดหาให้  ซึ่งแล้วแต่ข้อตกลงที่ได้ทำไว้ก่อนการบวงสรวง แต่ไม่ว่าจะเป็นการบวงสรวงสิ่งใดก็ตามแต่ ล้วนแต่นำมาซางความสบายใจ สุขใจของผู้ที่เป็นเจ้าของพื้นที่หรือสถานที่  ดังนั้นเราจึ้งปฏิเสธไม่ได้ว่า การบวงสรวงเป็นสิ่งที่กระทำแล้วกลายเป็นพื้นฐานของแรงกำลังที่มีส่วนผลักดันให้ไม่โครงการหรือกิจการใหม่ๆซึ่งหมายถึงการเริ่มต้นของความเจริญรุ่งเรืองก้าวหน้าในด้านต่างๆทุกด้านเช่นกัน ทำแล้วดี ทำแล้วสบายใจ ทำแล้วเป็นมงคลแล้วทำไมเราจะไม่ทำล่ะ www.bangkoktourcenter.com …

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Analayo Temple , Phayao, Thailand.

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Analayo Temple , Phayao, Thailand. Thailand is the well known as the place where there are many temples around in our country. Travel in Thailand, we are quite sure that you have planned and added …

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Ayutthaya

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Ayutthaya

Travel to Thailand is the best destination for all visitors all around the world as for the culture, nature, tradition and also local people.  Most famous places to visit are mainly Bangkok , Chiang Mai and also Phuket as they are the main cities and well known as the capital of each parts of Thailand.

However most people stop by Bangkok for the first destination due to the biggest international airport located there. You could stop by Bangkok a few days and plan to go around Bangkok to visit temples as well as the China Town.  Since Ayutthaya locates nearby Bangkok only an hour and a half to get there. It could also be one of the destination for someone who love to see the old architect of the old capital ruins left from the long history. One Ayutthaya was one of the glory and old capital of Siam. At that time, there were wars between the countries and the groups especially Myanmar who had the long history of fighting between us to expand the area. Ayutthaya was the capital for 417 years before the last Myanmar  invasion. Now a day, the old buildings  still be seen in the old city of Ayutthaya province and almost  in Ayutthaya.

Temples in Ayutthaya where you could add in the visit plan while you are in Thailand are Wat Mahathat Temple ( the Buddha Face in the Tree roots), Wat Chai Wattanaram, Wat Phra Srisanphet, Wat Rachaburana, Wat Budhthaisawan and more. If you love temples and old architect you would love this places, Ayutthaya.

 

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Chatuchak Weekend Market : JJ Market

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Chatuchak Weekend Market : JJ Market Shopping!!! Most people love shopping. If you are one of the shopper, let’s put Chatuchak Market on your list! Chatuchak Market or known by the local people in Thailand …

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Yaowarat Road, Bangkok China Town!!!

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Yaowarat Road, Bangkok China Town!!!

Nobody visit Bangkok without the visit to Yaowarat Road or known as the Chiana Town, Bangkok. Located in Samphantawong District as the China town and one of the famous commercial area in Bangkok. With around 1.5 kilometers long and has the nick name as the Drogon road as it is the place where the resettlement of Chinese on the west river bank of the Chao Phraya River in the very first time King Rama 1st of Thailand had moved the capital from Thonburi to Rattanakisin. There are many shops which selling gold, garments, stationery, textiles and many more. It is also the place known by the locals that there is the area with the most gold shops in Thailand! By day time, there are crowded with locals and visitors from both Thailand and foreigners who shops for stuffs. By night also very colorful night life with light also with the street food for you to taste. If you book the hotel in the China Town area and love exploring the local night life, you wouldn’t up set.

You could also visit to some other places nearby such as the Grand palace ( Wat Phra Kaew with the Emerald Buddha), Wat Pho ( The Reclining Buddha temple), Wat Aroon ( The Temple of Dawn), Wat Traimitra ( The Golden Buddha temple) , The Golden Mountain Temple, Wat Kammalawas ( The Chinese temple with the colorful MRT station (Blue line) where you could connect to other places without the traffic jam as well as Khaosan road  and many more as Bangkok has different part for you to visit and enjoy. Plan you trip to Thailand and visit to Yaowarat Road, the Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand.

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