Wolfgang's photos with the keyword: Mae Sariang

On the way 42 km to Ban Mae Sam Laeb we passed this archaic temple on the hill which mostly is unnoticed by the by traveling tourists. Our stopover was worth for a brief sightseeing at this beautiful temple building construction.

During a short walk through the jungle near Mae Sam Laep we passed a settlement with simple built huts without electricity and without TV and satellite dish. The population has not changed their living style since three decades.

With an approximate length of 2,400 km, the mighty Salween River is one of the longest rivers in the region. It is an international river, originating from Tangula Mountain of the Himalayas in the Tibetan plateau. The Salween then flows southward through Yunnan Province of China, down through Shan and Kayah States in the East of Burma (Myanmar), and along the Thai-Burma border, passing through Kayan and Mon States (Burma), and emptying near Mawlamyine (Moulmein) into the Gulf of Martaban in the Andaman Sea. Burmese name of the river is the "Thanlwin river".

In the Burma and Thailand regions, the Salween basin topography is mountainous, with long narrow river valleys. The basin is rich with natural resources, including water (surface and ground), forest, wildlife, fishery and aquatic life, and minerals. Part of the basin in Thailand is national park and wildlife sanctuary. Its beautiful landscapes include many caves, rapids, cliffs, unusual rocks, and waterfalls that serve as tourist attractions. An spectacle destination for individual travelers and nature lovers.

The people who live in the Salween basin are a diverse ethnic community, and come from many different ethnic groups. They rely mostly on lowland rice paddy farming, and upland swidden cultivation. The areas along the river south of China have suffered a long history of conflict and political unrest, with the Burmese army nearly always being the aggressor.

Outside Mae Sam Laep simple cottages constructed at the slope without any protection against the next landslide.

A part of the 42 km from Mae Sariang to Mae Sam Laep and the riverside of the Salween mostly is very muddy. During the raining season its only a pass for four wheel drives.

The area has a high potential in ecotourism and trekking. Indeed a lot of small ethnic communities live around Mae Sariang especially there at Ban Huai Pho, 30 km at the West. In the West and North area of Mae Sariang, there are natianal park such as Salawin and Mae Ngao in which trekking is quite developed because of the beautifulness of the mountain and the jungle.

A large Buddha image in the area of the temple in Mae Sariang sitting in the earth touching pose. Dvarapala temple guards statues on the left and the right side.

Wat Chom Thong was the last "Chom" temple we visited in Mae Sariang. It is visible from far because of it's large sitting Buddha image on the hill.

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Two adjacent Burmese-Shan temples, Wat Jong Sung and Wat Si Bunruang is just off Mae Sariang's main street, are definitely worth a visit. It was built in 1896 and has slender, Shan-style chedi and wooden monastic buildings.

The temple was built in 1838 by Shan monks and Shan people. The Sahn monk looked after the temple until there was a big fire in the town Mylonggee later called Mae Sariang. This big disaster completely damaged the temple. So the people donated the money to rebuild this temple.The new construction was finished in 1896 and named to this Wat Jong Soong. Jong means the building keeps lots of monks and Buddhist novice live in.

A relatively small town, Mae Sariang sits in the southern reaches of Mae Hong Son province at the junction of highway 105 and 108. Smuggling business aside, Mae Sariang has a fair degree of charm in its own right -- there's lots of wooden buildings, a handful of Burmese-influenced wats, an interesting market, and, well a great glimpse of untouristed Thailand.

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