On our way to Chiang Mai we stopped at Wat Rong Kun, aka the white temple. This is a Buddhist temple designed by Chareum Chia, a very famous artist from Chiang Rai.
He decided to make the temple white because it represents purity. The construction started in 1997 and is expected to be done at least 50 years after his death! The funny thing is that he is still alive and keeps adding to the temple. At this moment he has two big teams working on the temple and has a lot of money aside for the project to keep going even after his death!
Chareum Chia has already spend over 40 million Bat ($1.3 million) on the temple and only accepts donations lower than $300 because he doesn't want people to ask for something in return when they donate money.
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