Notes from Chiang Mai|In the season when jasmine blooms, meet the gentlest little city
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As the plane slowly landed at Chiang Mai International Airport (Address: 60 Mahidol Rd, Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai), the rose-gold dawn gently wrapped the entire city. The hazy outline of Suthep Mountain resembled the open palm of Buddha, devoutly holding this small city in northern Thailand🌄
The tuk-tuk carried me through the Old City of Chiang Mai (Address: Within the moat, Mueang Chiang Mai), and the jasmine garland hanging from the rearview mirror swayed gently with the bumps. The sweet floral scent mixed with faint exhaust fumes became my most unforgettable first impression of Chiang Mai🌸
🏯 Wat Chedi Luang
Address: 103 Road King Prajadhipok Phra Singh, Mueang Chiang Mai
Opening Hours: 6:00-18:00
In this ancient temple that has stood for seven hundred years, the towering pagoda among the ruins still stands majestic. The five-headed serpent naga sculpture on the south side has been smoothed by time, witnessing a blonde little girl tiptoe carefully to apply gold leaf onto the serpent’s body. Sunlight penetrates the broken top of the pagoda, just illuminating the Buddha’s faintly smiling lips on the mural🧡
🌞 Afternoon wandering into Warorot Market (Address: Chang Moi Sub-district, Mueang Chiang Mai)
Opening Hours: 6:00-19:00
Sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves sizzles over charcoal fire, and the enthusiastic shop owner hands me a piece of mango sticky rice, the fragrant sweet coconut milk flowing down my wrist. "Eat slowly," she says in Chinese with a Thai accent, "time here moves slowly." Next door, an elderly lady leisurely weaves flower garlands, an orange cat sleeps soundly on her lap, its tail tip gently swaying as if measuring the time in Chiang Mai🍚
🌄 Sunset at Doi Suthep (Address: Doi Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai)
Admission: Free
The wind chimes in the mountains jingle, and the entire city of Chiang Mai gradually lights up with thousands of lights below. A Japanese backpacker beside me suddenly hums a tune, a Thai couple softly sings along, and a French elder accompanies with a harmonica. Though we don’t share a language, we become kindred spirits in the same twilight💫
🏡 Lanna-style old house
Address: Ratchadamnoen Road, inside the Old City
At night, the garden outside the wooden window wafts a faint fragrance. The lingering scent of lemongrass in the mosquito net, the chanting from distant temples mixed with the chirping of insects, weave a lullaby. Suddenly I understand why Teresa Teng loved this place so much—Chiang Mai’s beauty is not in the sights, but in every breath. It’s the wind passing through the pigeons in front of Tha Phae Gate, the eternally sweet Thai milk tea at the street corner that intoxicates the heart, the warm light in the eyes of strangers when they press their palms together🌙
Chiang Mai has long hidden gifts in my travel bag: it taught me that the practice of life is simply to sincerely feel every breeze, every bite of food, every beautiful encounter.
— In the Old City of Chiang Mai, in the season when jasmine blooms🌼
Chiang Mai Ancient City, a treasure carrying the history and culture of northern Thailand, attracts travelers from all over the world with its unique charm. Inside the ancient city wall, the Tha Pae Gate stands tall, witnessing the vicissitudes of Chiang Mai for hundreds of years. Strolling on the ancient road paved with bluestone slabs, there are scattered temples and antique buildings on both sides, each exuding a strong historical atmosphere. The literary atmosphere of Nimman Road and the bustling night market of Changkang Road add a perfect blend of modern and traditional to the ancient city. Here, you can taste authentic Thai food and feel the enthusiasm and friendliness of the Thai people. Chiang Mai Ancient City is not only a tourist destination, but also a place where people can relax and cleanse their souls. Whether traveling alone or with family and friends, Chiang Mai Ancient City can bring you an unforgettable travel experience.
There are so many temples in Chiang Mai that you can't visit them all. You will pass by one every time you walk a distance, and each one has its own characteristics. In addition to the Doi Suthep Temple, which I spent half a day to visit alone, City Walk arranged several more famous temples around the ancient city on the last day of Chiang Mai. 📍P1-3 Silver Temple Locals are free🆓Foreigners need to buy tickets🎫50🐷/person, and they will also give you a bottle of water💦But in fact, the cost-effectiveness is not very high. It is the all-silver building in the picture, and women are not allowed to enter the main hall, so you can only visit it from the outside👀 📍P4-7 Wat Phra Singh One of the three major temples in Chiang Mai, it is really big inside, and there are many tall green plants in the temple🌲very beautiful. The temple is free to visit🆓, but foreigners need to buy tickets to enter the main hall🎫50🐷/person❗️ 📍P8-9 Pan Dao Temple Actually, I stumbled upon this temple by accident. I was looking for Chedi Luang Temple at first, but after entering, I found that there was no iconic original wall tower, and then I found out that it was another temple [snickering R] The main hall of the temple is a wooden structure, and the road inside the temple is a dirt road. It looks quite simple and primitive. It is quite small inside, and you can finish the tour quickly, but you don’t need to buy tickets here🆓 📍P10-11 Chedi Luang Temple You need to buy a ticket to enter this temple, which is also🎫50🐷/person. There is a main hall that is also🈲for women to enter. Going in is the main building, a square red brick pagoda, which has traces of history and a sense of age.
I am used to come to Chiang Mai to relax during the long holidays at the end of every year. Chiang Mai Ancient City is a leisure ancient city where you can relax and heal your body and mind. It is full of mystery and literary atmosphere. The daily experience is quite satisfying... Whether you put yourself in a corner of the ancient city to slowly taste coffee, or go to the downtown area to take Thai photos, or hide in a massage parlor to relax, or go to learn Thai cuisine... Such days are pleasant and satisfying. Everything is done slowly... Just enjoy the process and don't care about the results... This is the life in Chiang Mai Ancient City
The old town of Chiang Mai is very unique. This is why so many people like Chiang Mai. The ancient temples and old city walls are telling the glory of history! There are also many modern restaurants and snacks where you can sit and feel the slow pace! Wat Chedi Luang is very beautiful!
When many people comment on the ancient city of Chiang Mai, they always talk about the temples here, or the living atmosphere here. What I want to share with you today is the public transportation in the ancient city of Chiang Mai. Many people who come to Chiang Mai for tourism will choose to take a tuk-tuk or a chartered car. In fact, the buses in the ancient city are also very convenient. As a person who likes to travel on a budget, I naturally chose to travel by bus when I was alone. Today I will share with you several bus route maps for your reference, hoping to help you.
One of Thailand's important cultural heritages is beautiful, quiet and numerous. The ancient city of Chiang Mai was built in 1296. It is a quadrangular style. It is protected by city walls and moats. It is the Royal Palace site of the ancient kingdom of Chiang Mai Lan Natai Dynasty. Today, only the brick walls and five gates at the four corners of the inner city are retained, and the moat clearly delineates the scope of the ancient city. Vehicles flow continuously in the ancient city, and the famous temples in the ancient city, such as Qidilong Temple, Pasing Temple, Qingman Temple (the oldest Buddhist temple), are free to visit. The old city is not big. Walking or bicycling is recommended.
Only here for three days, really reluctant, a casual shot of the beautiful scenery is certainly not visible in China, Thai people's enthusiasm and gentleness is also not domestic experience, eating more or less unused, to Ningman Road to eat some delicate and healthy things, in fact, it feels good! It doesn't matter if you can't speak Thai or English. It doesn't affect your travel at all. Everyone knows some Chinese. It's okay to eat, buy and buy by comparison. I'll go again. It's worth visiting beautiful cities several times!