Visiting Golden Buddha On A Ship Temple – Golden Triangle, Ban Sop Ruak - Chiang Rai - Thailand.

When we arrived Golden Triangle, a must visit is the hill top temple, located the temple Wat Phra That Pu Khao. And the down hill (beside Mekong River) is located this Ban Sop Ruak - Golden Buddha on Ship - at intersection of 3 countries: Laos, Myanmar and Thailand.

 The mini 3D model for the Golden Buddha on a ship design temple located at Ban Sop Ruak - Chiang Rai province.

 The giant statue of Golden Buddha sitting on a ship. The giant Golden Buddha stands overlooking the Mekong river.

 Me and photo taken at the ship bow.

 The close view for the huge Golden Budhha facing Mekong river.

 The map of Golden Triangle at the intersection of 3 countries: Laos, Myanmar and Thailand.

 The Mekong river and opposite is Laos country.

 More Phra Buddha statues venerated on the ship deck and front side the Giant Golden Buddha.

 The stern of the ship (venerated Phra Sangkachai), back part of ship with facing intersection the 3 countries.

 This is the beautiful shrine at front area of the ship or Golden Triangle Park.

 The Golden Triangle Park with shrine of Lanna King and side with some souvenir stall.

More statues of Kruba Srivichai, Mercy Guan Yin, Phra Buddha and Phayanak.
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Visiting The King Mengrai Great Memorial - Chiang Rai Of Thailand.

It is believed by the locals that the King Mengrai monument should be the first place to visit when coming to Chiang Rai to show respect to King Mengrai the founder of Chiang Rai, before travelling anywhere else.

King Mangrai (1238–1317), also known as King MengRai, was the 25th King of Ngoen Yang (1261-1296) and the first King of Chiang Mai (1296-1317), capital of the Lanna Kingdom (1296–1558). King Mangrai was born on October 2, 1238 in Ngoen Yang (present day Chiang Saen) Thailand on the Mekong River, a son of the local ruler King Lao Meng. In 1259, King Mangrai succeeded his father to become the first independent king of the unified Tai city states in northern Lanna and what is now northern Laos. Seeing the Tai states were in danger, King Mangrai quickly expanded his kingdom by conquering Muang Lai, Chiang Kham and Chiang Khong and initiating alliances with other states. In 1262, he founded the city of Chiang Rai as his new capital in the Kok River basin. He also seems to have been operating around this time in the area of Fang in the Upper Kok Valley. 
Construction of Chiang Mai ("New City") began in 1296 and it has been the capital of the northern provinces more or less ever since.

The photo taken with statue King MengRai, the bronze materials of The King Mengrai statue.

Another view for the statue King MengRai with beautiful background design 'Tung Kradang'. A wooden or metal banner commissioned as an offering to the Lord Buddha.

Another close view with Tung Kradang at back side.
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