Relax at Wat Chiang Man

Located not too far from Wat Lok Moli, within the city's wall of Chiang Mai, you will find another impressive temple called Wat Chiang Man, the oldest temple in Chiang Mai that dated all the way back to 1296, the time of the founding of the city. King Mengrai, the founder of the Lanna Kingdom, decided to build his city on the spot and constructed Wat Chiang Man as the first temple in the city. The temple is comprised of an old large chedi and an assembly hall that holds the oldest Buddha image in Chiang Mai.

The chedi of Wat Chiang Man is one of the oldest remaining structures of the temple and it is called Chang Lom Chedi which translated to "elephants surrounding the Chedi". The chedi is built in a beautiful mixture of Lanna style, as evidenced by the golden paint covering the top part of the chedi, and the Singhalese style originated from Sri Lanka which can be seen in the design of the bottom part of the chedi. The temple is open from 6 AM until 5 PM and admission is free again.