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The craftsmanship is extraordinary with every surface covered in painted or sculpted decorations depicting scenes from Buddhist cosmology, Jataka tales, and Lanna artistic traditions.<br \/>\nWat Rong Suea Ten is less crowded than the White Temple but equally impressive artistically.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wat Rong Suea Ten, the Blue Temple, represents a new generation of northern Thai contemporary Buddhist art, created by Phuttha Kabkaew in 2016, 3 km north of Chiang Rai city center.<br \/>\nThe temple\u2019s exterior is covered with deep blue and gold stucco work with naga serpents, demons, and mythological creatures rendered in spectacular detail. 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