Chinese Cemetery

Chiang Mai


Tucked away on a quiet soi behind the National Museum, this peaceful cemetery is lined with elegant Chinese gravestones, whose level of ornamentation provides a good indication of the former wealth of their occupants. Nearby are the curious Anusawari Singh, two stucco lions said to have been erected by King Chao Kavila himself.


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