Chiang Rai

Chiang Rai, Thailand's northernmost province, is part of the Golden Triangle region bordering Laos and Myanmar (Burma). It's distinguished by its remote hill tribes who live in mountainous terrain accessible by trekking. Chiang Rai City, on the Mae Kok Rive, has a well known night market and the White Temple (Wat Rong Khun), a modern Buddhist shrine with quirky modern sculptures and murals.