{"id":2653,"date":"2016-09-29T11:54:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T09:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thailandee.com\/blog\/en\/?p=2653"},"modified":"2016-09-29T11:54:24","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T09:54:24","slug":"chiang-rai-white-temple-will-not-free-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thailandee.com\/blog\/en\/index.php\/2653-chiang-rai-white-temple-will-not-free-charge","title":{"rendered":"Chiang Rai White Temple will not be free of charge any more"},"content":{"rendered":"

White Temple<\/strong> is the most visited\u00a0landmark in Chiang Rai<\/strong><\/a> province in northern Thailand. A place very popular among tourists, built by a local artist, whose entrance has always be free of charge but will be paying from 1st October<\/strong>. The price will \u00a0then be 50 baht for foreign visitors.<\/p>\n

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The White Temple of Chiang Rai entry will be 50 THB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The White Temple entrance will cost 50 THB<\/h2>\n

Chalermchai Kositpipat, an artist born in Chiang Rai built this unique Buddhist temple with its own funds and had chosen to allow visitors to discover his work for free. And that was the case for 19 years since\u00a0the Wat Rong Khun (the real name of the White Temple) exists.<\/p>\n

But today, the temple has a management committee and its\u00a0members decided that admission fees should be collected in order to pay for\u00a0the improvement of facilities of the White Temple Chiang Rai<\/a> to accommodate the very large number of annual visitors.<\/p>\n

It’s true that this is somewhat in contradiction with the Chalermchai Kositpipat statements whenhe\u00a0built the temple and said its intnetion of making it\u00a0the first tourist attraction of the country with\u00a0noadmission fee.<\/p>\n

But the temple committee, agreed that admission fees has also to\u00a0be collected to raise au fund\u00a0to manage the temple after its creator no longer lives.<\/p>\n

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Wat Rong Khun (White Temple) is the most visited monument in Chiang Rai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Entry to White Temple\u00a0will remain free for Thais<\/h2>\n

This collection of the entrance fee will start in two days but only for\u00a0foreign visitors, the locals\u00a0will not be affected and will still\u00a0enjoy free admission. Dual pricing, or pricing only for non-Thai visitor is common in Thailand and is debated regularly. I already took a position on the subject, I will not do it again\u00a0here.<\/p>\n

In the past, Chalermchai Kositpipat used the money earned by selling his paintings and books to advertise and promote his\u00a0temple in the world and manage it. Only, few visitors actually \u00a0buysomething during their visit. They were\u00a0more than a million last\u00a0year to visit the White Temple without buying anything.<\/p>\n

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In exchange for 50 baht admission\u00a0fee each foreign visitor will receive a ticket and\u00a0a small manual on the temple and a bag. And frankly, this price is more than reasonable.<\/p>\n

Despite\u00a0the introduction of this entrance fee, I highly recommend you to visit Chiang Rai White Temple !<\/strong>\u00a0It is truly an amazing temple and a must go on\u00a0any stayin\u00a0the province. And of course, you find all practical information to discover this unique temple (how to come from Chiang Rai city in particular) on our\u00a0page about\u00a0Chiang Rai White Temple<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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