Thailand has the reputation of "the capital of all Buddhas ", where the whole people believe in Buddhism, temples are numerous, every place, whether it is the city or the countryside, the air is filled with religious atmosphere. Among the countless temples in thailand, one of the most special is called the "white temple ", which is a rare and unique piece of architectural art.
Located in the beautiful, quiet and beautiful northern Thai town of Chiang Rai, the temple is a unique existence in the world, from the inside to the outside, white as jade, holy, looks like a snow-covered building, the magical appearance liaoning flights of the temple has made it famous in recent years, attracted countless tourists to visit Qinglai, a look.
In fact, the original name of the White Temple is the Wat Long Khun, because of its unique shape and color, we are more accustomed to commonly known as the "White Temple ". It was founded in 1998 by a well-known thai artist, architect and painter, charles mchai kositpipat, who personally designed and built the temple, which is said to have cost him 20 years of savings.
Xu Longcai, the owner of the white temple, was born in Qinglai, and his father was a native of Shantou, Guangdong. As an architectural artist, his lifelong dream was to build a temple that the world had never seen before, so he put his idea of "floating in the sky and hiding in the clouds" into his whole fortune, and built the white temple, which, though out of place, was like a dream.
Pure white temple architecture spotless, both temple traditional architectural characteristics, but also very creative artistic impact. Into the white temple, pure white roof, pure white walls, pure white base, inlaid in the wall glass reflected in the sun under the dazzling silver light, let people seem to see a falling into the world of QiongLou Yu.
However, the white temple is still an unfinished work, according to Mr. Xu Longcai's ideal design appearance, is not expected to be formally completed until 2070. In order to have absolute freedom to create, not to obey others, he rarely receives the sponsorship and donation of private or institutional organizations, and relies on the money he earns from selling paintings to support all the costs of building the white temple.
Because the white temple is a private building, it is said to have cost 1 billion baht to build, but has been open to visitors, but only charged a symbolic ticket fee of 50 per person (rmb 10 yuan). The master of the temple hopes that the sanctity and exquisite decoration of the temple can make the people who come here feel the peace of mind and reap a touch of comfort.
The most shocking scene in the White Temple, many flights from changsha to shanghai say is the bridge leading from the door to the Buddha Hall, which is said to be a "Nahe Bridge ", surrounded by Hell Vientiane, the soul in the depravity is struggling, crying, repenting. People on the Nahe Bridge, cannot go back, symbolize that people can go from hell to heaven, but cannot go back to hell from heaven.
Walking in the White Temple, the building, set off against the blue sky, is particularly sacred and awe-inspiring. And under the sunlight, the mirror glass inlaid on the building, constantly shining fantastical light, like the beautiful and gorgeous holy light in the purification of the world's evil. If the fine taste, you will find the details, the design is still beautiful, really beautiful beyond words.
Now, the white temple in the network pop-up, has become Thailand's most dazzling tourist landmarks in Qinglai. Not only by the Thais like, but also attracted more and more tourists to enjoy this exquisite, beautiful and watery art. And in front of this dreamlike building, no matter which angle, no matter in which corner, can take the incomparably stunning photograph, the white temple also really becomes a network red person photograph to hit the card.