| Visual Index of Chiang Saen Sites (Site name and description) | |||
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Wat Chetawan (1636) A remnant of a temple. |
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Wat Pa Sak (1319 onward) The 'Teak Forest Monastery', with a Mon-inspired chedi. |
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Wat Phra That Chao Lan Thong (15th century onward) A brick chedi dating from King Tilokaraj's reign. |
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Wat Phra That Chedi Luang (1331 onward) The ruins of the city's principal wat. |
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Wat Phra That Chom Kitti (unknown age) A chedi containing a fragment of an important Buddha relic. |
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Wat Phra That Doi Tung (reputedly 911 onward) According to legend, the oldest chedi in Lanna. |
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Wat Phra That Pha Ngao (reputedly 462 onward) This wat overlooks the Mekong river and Laos. |
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Wat Phra Yuen (1331) A small chedi in downtown Chiang Saen. |
About Chiang Saen
Chiang Saen is a border town sitting at the edge of Thailand along its border with Laos. Historically, it has been the area where numerous Tai peoples migrated into the area of present-day Thailand from their ancestral homeland in today's Yunnan Province of China.
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