As with the White Temple, it was built on the site of a crumbling older temple in Chiang Rai using private funds. To say our family was blown away by the Blue Temple is an understatement. We had ...

In direct contrast to Kositpipat's White Temple is another of Chiang Rai's artistic attractions, the Baandam Museum (or "Black House"). Created by the late local artist Thawan Duchanee, ...

White temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand. fokkebok/Getty Images. Visit Golden Triangle Park. Just over a one-hour drive north of the city of Chiang Rai is the must-see Golden Triangle Park’s ...

During my last days in Chiang Rai in northern Thailand, I visited two temples that couldn’t be more disparate if you had tried. One was modern, garish and had a Disneyland feel about it whilst ...

Artist Chalermchai Kositpipat began building Wat Rong Khun in Chiang Rai in 1997. The incredibly detailed, all-white exterior represents Buddha's purity. Mirrored trimming symbolizes self-reflection.

He said on Tuesday the temple, which has become a tourist attraction in Chiang Rai, would be closed indefinitely. The structure needs to be inspected and various parts demolished, he said.

Chiang Rai — the city shares its name with the surrounding province — has gained a reputation as something of a tourist trap, thanks to the tour buses that ferry visitors from the White Temple ...