
The ruin of Wat Pa-Sak is a very
important spot of Chiang Saen town. |

The long-tail boats are common transport all over the country,
especially on the Maekhong border river. |

A beautiful temple with Shan architecture is located in a little
subdistrict on Myanmar side, north west of Chiang Saen. |

An elderly woman of the ethnic Thai Lue is busy weaving cotton
yardage, one of the cottage industries in her village. |

This uncle proudly shows how he routinely produces a beautiful
bamboo craft used to cook sticky rice. It is filled with raw rice
grains and placed over a pot of boiling water. |

An elderly hilltribe woman in her usual role taking care of
the household. |

It is very usual to see and ride elephants somewhere and sometime
in the north of Chiangrai. |

It is fun to see an open-air market of fresh seasonal foods
in Chiang Khong, a small district town next to Chiang Saen. |

For a small tip, a group of young girls eagerly pose for pictures
with visitors in front of the private museum "House of Opium" |