Natural feature
Huai Tueng Thao
Huai Tueng Thao, Don Kaeo, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai 50180
Man-made reservoir at the foot of a mountain, ringed by floating huts, swan boats, and a lakeside path.
This guide to Huai Tueng Thao in Chiang Mai starts with a ten-ton stone marking where King Bhumibol Adulyadej once stood, deciding a dry patch at the foot of Doi Suthep needed water. It follows the Royal Thai Army, called in to dig the reservoir, and what the soldiers who built it against drought ended up running instead. Listen for the twelve-meter Buddha statue along the four-kilometer lakeside path, and how different this place feels on a quiet weekday morning versus a crowded weekend.
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