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Tourist Spot Attractions In Chiang Mai

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Chiang Mai sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand. It is the capital of Chiang Mai Province and was a former capital of the kingdom of Lan Na , which later became the Kingdom of Chiang Mai, a tributary state of Siam from 1774 to 1899, and finally the seat of a princely rulers until 1939. It is 700 km north of Bangkok near the highest mountains in the country. The city sits astride the Ping River, a major tributary of the Chao Phraya River. Chiang Mai means New City and was so named because it became the new capital of Lan Na when it was founded in 1296, succeeding Chiang Rai, the former capital founded in ...
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  • 1. Wat Phra Singh Chiang Mai
    Wat Phra Singh is a Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. King Ananda Mahidol , the older brother of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej , bestowed on it the status of Royal temple of the first grade in 1935.
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  • 2. Wat Si Suphan Chiang Mai
    There are a total of 40,717 Buddhist temples in Thailand as of 31 December 2004, of which 33,902 are in current use, according to the Office of National Buddhism. Of the 33,902 active temples, 31,890 are of the Maha Nikaya and 1,987 are of the Dhammayuttika Nikaya orders of the Theravada school, while 12 are of the Chinese Nikaya and 13 are of the Anam Nikaya orders of the Mahayana school. Two hundred and seventy-two temples, 217 of the Maha Nikaya order and 55 of the Dhammayut order, hold the status of royal temple. Royal wisungkhamasima , official recognition of a temple's legitimacy, has been granted to 20,281 temples. The following is a very partial list of Buddhist temples in Thailand:
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  • 3. Wat Pan Tao Chiang Mai
    Wat Khuan Phayer Railway Halt is a railway halt located in Don Pradu Subdistrict, Pak Phayun District, Phatthalung. It is located 893.490 km from Thon Buri Railway Station.
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  • 4. Wat Lok Molee Chiang Mai
    Wat Lok Moli is a Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. The temple is situated on the north side of the north moat surrounding the old part of the city, about 400 meters west of the Chang Phuak city gate. It is not known when the temple was built but it is first mentioned in a charter in 1367 CE. The sixth king of the Mangrai dynasty, King Kuena , invited ten Buddhist monks from Burma to spread their teachings on Theravada Buddhism. The monks were housed in this temple. In 1527, King Ket commissioned the chedi and in 1545, he also had the viharn built. The ashes of several members of the Mengrai dynasty were placed in this temple . Until the demise of their dynasty, the Mengrai royal family took the responsibility for maintaining the temple. The brickwork of the large chedi is ...
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  • 6. Wiang Kum Kam Chiang Mai
    Chiang Mai sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand. It is the capital of Chiang Mai Province and was a former capital of the kingdom of Lan Na , which later became the Kingdom of Chiang Mai, a tributary state of Siam from 1774 to 1899, and finally the seat of a princely rulers until 1939. It is 700 km north of Bangkok near the highest mountains in the country. The city sits astride the Ping River, a major tributary of the Chao Phraya River. Chiang Mai means New City and was so named because it became the new capital of Lan Na when it was founded in 1296, succeeding Chiang Rai, the former capital founded in 1262.In May 2006 Chiang Mai was the site of the Chiang Mai Initiative, concluded between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the ...
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  • 9. Orthodox Church of St. Vladimir Chiang Mai
    Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Thailand has been represented since 1999 by the Representative Office of the Russian Orthodox Church, including the orthodox parish of Saint Nicolas in Bangkok
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  • 11. Wat Ket Karam Museum Chiang Mai
    Wat Ket Karam or Wat Sra Ket is a Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand
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  • 13. Wat Saen Muang Ma Luang Chiang Mai
    Wat Chedi Luang is a Buddhist temple in the historic centre of Chiang Mai, Thailand. The current temple grounds were originally made up of three temples — Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Ho Tham and Wat Sukmin.
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  • 15. Wat Saen Fang Chiang Mai
    Wat Saen Fang is a Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The temple was founded in the 1500s, but all extant structures date to the 1800s or later. The viharn of Wat Saen Fang previously served as the royal residence of Kawirolot in the 1860s, and was converted into a viharn by his successor, Inthawichayanon in 1878. The temple is also noted for its Burmese-style chedi, which is gilded with glass mosaic. The ubosot, which is topped with kinnara, is a fusion of Burmese and Lan Na styles.
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