I-Chiang Mai idolobha eligcwele amathempeli. Njengoba uhlola i-Old City awukwazi ukuhamba ngaphezu kwezinyawo ezimbalwa ngaphandle kokubona eyodwa futhi bonke kufanelekile isikhathi sakho njengomhambi. Kodwa enye yethempeli elingcwele elisenyakatho yeThailand, lowo obeka intaba yeDoi Suthep emaphethelweni angasentshonalanga yeChiang Mai, nakanjani into okufanele ingaphuthelwa. Ukuhlela ukukhuphukela entabeni ukuze ubone ithempeli kuyinto elula kakhulu kusuka eChiang Mai futhi kunezindlela ezihlukahlukene zokwenza.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iyiphi inketho oyikhethayo, imibono evela ethempelini nobuhle bezindawo ezizungezile yenza uhambo oluhambelana nosuku oluvela edolobheni. Funda ukuze uthole kabanzi i-Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, ufike lapho, nokuthi yini ongayilindela uma ufika.
Umlando
I-Suthep ngokwayo isifunda sentshonalanga yeChiang Mai idolobha elibizwa ngegama elisuka entabeni eseduze (i-doi isho intaba enyakatho yeThailand), futhi ithempeli elisemhlanganweni-i-Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, itholakala entabeni. Intaba, kanye neDo Do Pui, esakhelene neDii Suthep-Pui National Park. Ngethempeli elihlaba umxhwele, ukwakhiwa kweWat Doi Suthep kwaqala ngo-1386 futhi ngokusho kwesigameko esithandwayo, ithempeli lakhiwa ukuze lithinte ucezu lwesithambo ehlombe likaBuddha.
Elinye lala mathambo lalingenendlovu engcwele engcwele (uphawu oluphawulekayo eThailand) owakhuphukela entabeni yaseDii Suthep futhi wema eduze nendawo.
Ngemuva kokukhala ngezindlovu kathathu, indlovu yalala phansi futhi yafa ngobumnene ehlathini. Indawo alala kuyo manje indawo lapho ithempeli likaDii Suthep lisekelwe khona.
Ungafika kanjani kuWat Phra That Doi Suthep
Kunezindlela eziningana zokuziphakamisa u-Doi Suthep ukuze ubone i-Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, kufaka phakathi ukuqasha imoto, isithuthuthu noma isithuthuthu uma ugibele umqeqeshi, uhamba ngezinyawo, uthola uhambo oluyingqayizivele ingoma (red truck) amatekisi abelwe kuwo wonke ama-Chiang Mai), ukuqasha ingoma yesikhathi eside kohambo lwakho, noma ngokuvakasha okuqondisiwe.
Ukushayela: Uma unquma ukushayela (mhlawumbe ngemoto noma ngesithuthuthu), uzothatha i-1004 (ebizwa nangokuthi i-Huay Kaew Road) eya e-Chiang Mai Zoo futhi idlula iMaya Mall endleleni. Umzila uqondile, kodwa umgwaqo ngokwawo unamarandi, ngakho-ke noma ubani onokuhamba ngesithuthuthu noma isipiliyoni se-scooter kufanele abheke ezinye zokuhamba. Kodwa uma unelayisensi yakho yokushayela emhlabeni wonke futhi uzizwa ukhululekile, lokhu kuyindlela enhle ye-DIY enyuka entabeni. Shayela kuze kube yilapho umgwaqo ukhulula futhi ubona izixuku namafulegi ezihlahleni.
Ukuthatha i-songthaew: Enye yezindlela ezithandwayo kakhulu zokufika ku-Wat Phra That Doi Suthep ingena kuma-songthaews amaningi abomvu ahamba emigwaqeni yaseChiang Mai. Uma ufuna ukuthatha eyodwa ethempelini, basuka eHuay Kaew Road eduze neZoo, bebiza ama-baht angu-40 umuntu ngamunye ngendlela ngayinye. Ngokujwayelekile abashayeli balinde abagibeli abayisishiyagalombili kuya ku-10 ngaphambi kokushiya.
Ungase futhi uthathe izingoma zama-songthaews kusuka noma yikuphi edolobheni, okuyinto enhle uma uhamba neqembu. Lokhu kufanele kubize i-THB engu-300 ngendlela eyodwa (njengabantu abaningi ongakufanelekela), noma i-THB engu-500 uma ufuna umshayeli alinde phezulu futhi akubuyisele emuva ngemuva kokuvakashela ithempeli.
Izintaba : Noma ubani onomqondo wokuzivocavoca angakhetha ukukhuphukela ethempelini, nge-Suthep Road, edlule i-Chiang Mai University ukuze aqale ukuhamba.
Uma ubona indawo eluhlaza, uzobona amabhodi amabhodi kanye nokufunda uphawu "Nature Hike". Jikela ngakwesokudla kulomgwaqo omncane, hamba ngqo kumamitha angaba ngu-100 bese uthatha owokuqala (futhi kuphela) osele. Landela umgwaqo eya enhloko ye-trail.
Uma usufika esisekelo sethempeli, unezinketho ezimbili zokuthi ufike kuso. Ungakwazi ukuhamba ngezinyathelo ezingu-306 uma uzizwa unamandla, noma ungathatha imoto yekhebula le-funicular-style, eliqala ngo-6.00 ekuseni kuya ku-6.00 ntambama. Imali ayi-THB engu-20 yeThais ne-50 THB yabokufika.
Ukuhlelwa
Uma usukhuphuke entabeni (nganoma iyiphi indlela oyikhethile), uzobona iqoqo elikhulu lemikhumbuzo kanye nezitayela zokuthengisa ukudla neziphuzo ngaphambi kokuba ukhuphukele ethempelini. Thatha isiphuzo uma ulambile, bese sekuyisikhathi sokukhuphuka izitebhisi ezingu-306 (noma uthathe i-funicular). I-staircase igcwele i-naga enhle yama-naga (izinyoka ezinamakhadi) futhi njengoba uhamba, i-staircase enkulu kakhulu indawo yokuthatha izithombe.
I-terrace ephezulu yezinyathelo lapho uzothola khona isithombe sezindlovu ezimhlophe ukuthi (njengendlovu enakho) sithwale isakhiwo seBuddha endaweni yaso yokuphumula endaweni yezihlalo. Lokhu futhi lapho uzothola khona ezinye izindawo ezingcwele nezikhumbuzo zokuhlola. Ithempeli lihlukaniswe emathafeni angaphandle nangaphakathi futhi izinyathelo ziholela emathafeni angaphakathi lapho kukhona khona umgwaqo eduze kweChedi yegolide (e-shrine) efaka iziqu. Izizathu ziluhlaza futhi zinokuthula futhi zikhona izindawo eziningi ze-ops ezithombeni ezinhle noma ukucabangela okulula okulula.
Okufanele Ukulindele
Hlela ukuchitha okungenani amahora ambalwa ukuhlola ithempeli kanye nendawo ezungezile futhi uma unesikhathi esiningi, kunenketho yokuhamba emigwaqweni ehlukahlukene futhi ugejise emanzini epaki kazwelonke esendaweni yethempeli. Ukungena ethempelini kubiza i-THB engu-30 ngomuntu ngamunye futhi njengoba uhlela uhambo lwakho, khumbula ukuthi ingubo idinga ukuhlonishwa, okusho ukuthi inesizotha namahlombe namadolo kufanele kuhlanganiswe. Uma ukhohlwa, ama-wraps ayatholakala uma kudingeka. Kuzodingeka futhi ususe izicathulo zakho lapho ungena ethempelini.
Okunye okumele sikhumbule ukuthi i-Wat Phra That Doi Suthep ingaba matasa kakhulu, ngakho-ke uma kungenzeka, zama isikhathi sokuvakashela kwakho ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka emini. Uma kungenjalo, ukuhamba ngosuku ukuya ethempelini kwenza usuku oluvuselelayo nolwendlela yokuthakazelisa (noma i-half-day) ukuphuma eChiang Mai.
Amaphuzu avelele
Akuyona imfihlo ukuthi i-Chiang Mai inamathempeli amaningi, okungenzeka ukuthi uke wabona eziningana lapho uvakashela idolobha laseNyakatho Thai. Kodwa noma ngabe usugcwalisiwe ngamathempeli (noma ucabanga ukuthi ubabone konke), ukuhlela uhambo lokubona i-Wat Doi Suthep kuwufanele isikhathi sakho, ngisho noma ukubuka okufanelwe isithombe kuphela.
Ngaphezu kwaleyo mibono eshiwo ngenhla, ithempeli legolide, elikhazimulayo ngokwayo liqokomisa, kodwa ungasheshi ukuvakashelwa kwakho. Kunento enhle ukubona kuzo zonke izikhathi.
I-Wat Phra Le Doi Suthep ithempeli libuye libe negumbi lokuzindla, lapho bobabili abendawo kanye nezivakashi bangafunda futhi bazenze ukuzindla.