Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Hatyai 5 - Stainless Steel Chedi (白钢塔)

We spend more then an hour to search for this place and apparently, there isn't even a decent road, with winding path and rocking surfaces. What is worse is that non of the signboard points to our destination (maybe there is since we can't read Thai~).

I mean this chedi was built by the princess herself, surely they should upgrade the road condition? Enough said about how I think of the signboard and the road, this is still a very worthwhile visiting point. The upper part of the chedi was built using stainless steel. Pretty cool huh?~




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You see what I mean




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They keep Buddha relics (舍利子)in this place




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Wao... still a distance away before the chedi.......




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Few layers of chamber




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The middle chamber is the place where they kept those relics (舍利子)





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Spiral staircase to reach the top of the chedi





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Careful




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The whole structure was made of steel




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Pretty amazing




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We almost gave up looking for this chedi after more then an hour of failed attempt. Just when we did some last minute shopping in Macro before going back, met a sales manager who know how to speak english! (limited command though)...... Quite a struggle for both sides to send through our messages, but well, quite a nice lady and we found our way finally!




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