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Wat Chiang Man




          Wat Chiang Man is the oldest

      temple in Chiang Mai. It was
      constructed in 1296 by King Mengrai,

      the founder of Chiang Mai. The temple

      features typical Northern Thai temple

      architecture and contains several old
      artifacts.

         Wat Chiang Man houses two very

      important and venerated Buddha
      figures - Phra Sila (a marble bas-relief

      Buddha supposed to have come from

      Sri Lanka 2,000 years ago) and Phra
      Satang Man (a crystal Buddha from

      Lopburi, thought to be about 1,800

      years old).
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