See the Tai Yai art mixed with Lanna art at Ming Muang Temple.

#VisitChiangRai 🏡 Wat Ming Muang was originally a Shan temple. It is not known when it was built and was abandoned during the Burmese occupation. Later, during the restoration of Chiang Rai during the reign of Phraya Rattana Anan (Chao Un Ruean), people were rounded up and moved in. They dug up the soil to burn bricks and build a city wall. They dug down until the surface water came out over a wide area. Elephants were used to pull things and rest and play in the water, so the locals called it Nong Chang Moob. 🏞 Around 1877, Shan people came to trade and settle in this area. They built a temple on the abandoned temple grounds and named it Wat Chang Moob. Later, it was changed to Wat Ming Muang. Important and interesting things in the temple are as follows: 🏠 The chapel is in the Shan art style combined with the Lanna chapel style. The interior is decorated with carved patterns, lacquered, and gilded. There is the principal Buddha image, Luang Pho Phra Si Ming Muang, a molded Buddha image in the Chiang Saen art style, Singh 1. 🛕 Phra That Ming Muang, an ancient religious site in the Lanna art style, originally all Burmese in shape, but later renovated. By building four surrounding pagodas, decorated with Burmese-style umbrellas. 🏞 Nam Bo Chang Moob is a well where locals in the Chiang Rai market community scoop water to drink, use, and sell. Locals who travel far to and from the city will stop by to drink water at this well. ♨️ Wat Phra Kaew: 196 Trairat Road, Wiang Subdistrict, Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai Province 🎯 Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/wpMmnNjrtMMS8WZo9 🕗 Opening - closing hours: 08.00 - 17.00 hrs. #Chiang Rai #Chiang Rai attractions