Drawing from rice varieties with different leaf and grain colors, the painting "Sleeping Cat with Fish" is a new attraction for visitors in Chiang Rai, northern Thailand.
The fields in Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand, are currently vibrant with the artwork “Sleeping Cat with Fish” created from colorful rice plants. Photo: Xinhua/Wang Teng
Farmer Tanyapong Jaikham and a group of volunteers have planted various types of rice in the northern fields of Chiang Rai to create a giant painting. They hope to form a new destination to attract more tourists and cat lovers to visit. Photo: Xinhua/Wang Teng
This rice painting was created by calculating the seed planting positions through GPS, based on artists' sketches and the timing of planting so that the rice grows and seeds mature, creating the unique colors seen today. Photo: Xinhua/Wang Teng
Tanyapong Jaikham shared that he expects tens of thousands of visitors to come to his fields to see the painting from above. Photo: Xinhua/Wang Teng
Observation towers have also been built around to provide tourists with resting spots and scenic views. Photo: Xinhua/Wang Teng
The rice painting depicting a “Sleeping Cat with Fish” symbolizes abundance according to the Thai people. This art piece is inspired by the saying “With fish in the water, there is rice in the fields” of the Thai people. Photo: Xinhua/Wang Teng
“Previously, rice was only for eating. But with this new approach, we can develop agriculture linked with tourism,” Tanyapong Kaikham shared. Photo: Xinhua/Wang Teng
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