After his death in 1897, King “Chao Inthavichayanon” ‘ s daughter took his ashes and buried them in the heart of the tropical forest, where her late father’s passion resided; the forest up the highest mountain in Chiang Mai Province, Northern Thailand. The princess took the stringent hike up the mountain only to burry the ashes and pile up rocks on top of each other to form a small stupa (a Buddhist tower structure marking a grave). Ever since the place was called Doi Inthanon in memory of the tropical forest ... (more)