Wat Rong Suea Ten

{{Short description|Buddhist temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand}}

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Wat Rong Suea Ten ({{langx|th|วัดร่องเสือเต้น}}), also known as the Blue Temple, is a temple in Chiang Rai, northern Thailand, known for its striking modern artistic design.

The temple's construction was initiated by the local community in 1996 to replace an old abandoned temple which previously stood on the site, though construction did not start until 2005. Its final design was realized by local artist Phuttha Kabkaew ({{lang|th|พุทธา กาบแก้ว}}) or Sala Nok ({{lang|th|สล่านก}}, sala being a northern Thai title for an artisan), who learned from Chalermchai Kositpipat while working on his famous Wat Rong Khun, just outside the city. Wat Rong Suea Ten's main building was completed in 2016, and follows in the unconventional "neo-traditional" style of Buddhist art pioneered by Chalermchai, employing lavishly ornamented sculptures and psychedelic visual imagery.{{cite web |last1=Silberling |first1=Amanda |title=Reimagining Abandoned Buddhist Temples as Unconventional Art Spaces |url=https://hyperallergic.com/496492/reimagining-abandoned-buddhist-temples-as-unconventional-art-spaces/ |website=Hyperallergic |access-date=28 August 2023 |date=24 April 2019}}{{cite web |title=วัดร่องเสือเต้น ศิลปะวัดสีน้ำเงินแห่งเดียวในเชียงราย |url=https://www.chiangraifocus.com/1472/ |access-date=28 August 2023 |work=Chiangrai Focus |date=16 November 2021 |language=th}}{{cite news |title=พุทธศิลป์เบ่งบาน! ศิษย์ "เฉลิมชัย" ผสมแนวคิด "อ.ถวัลย์" ผุดวัดสุดวิจิตร |url=https://mgronline.com/local/detail/9580000138216 |access-date=28 August 2023 |work=Manager Online |date=17 December 2015 |language=th}}

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