Wat Chorm Sawan

is located in town and features one of the Burmese-style temples built during the reign of King Rama V under the direction of a Burmese architect. It took 5 years to build and contains Buddhist inscriptions. It is considered the most beautiful structure in the Lanna region. Besides it's structural beauty, it contains 2 rare and unique holy artifacts. There is the ivory Buddhist bible (teachings) which is carved in Burmese on 16 sheets of ivory. There is also a Buddha basket made of bamboo, and covered with sheets of gold. This may be the only one of its kind left in the country.

Wat Luang and Museum

is located in town, and was built at the same time that the town was founded. Wat Luang means big or grand temple. A cultural center, on the grounds are several revered ruins like the holy pagoda, and a venerable Buddha statue. This Buddha is graceful and built in the Chiang Saen style. There is also a museum containing many valuable and holy relics and antiques such as Buddha images, porcelain objects, and ancient swords and armour. The museum is open only Saturday from 09.00 A.M. - 04.00 P.M.

Wat Phrathat Chohae

is the most famous temple in phare. It is located in Muang District on a hill outside of the town, about

9 kms. to the east. It is currently being renovated by the Fine Arts Department. Also of great interest is Wat Phrathat Chorm Jaeng, an ancienta temple which is sometimes called "the temple of predawn"and is located on Doi Tong hill, about 12 kms. away from the town center. It is one of theoldest temples in the province and was built in 1331 B.C.

Wat Sa Bor Kaew

is situated on Namkue Road near the moat of the town. This temple has an exotic and beautiful pagoda. The marble Buddha image is also in Burmese style. It is a very splendid temple.

Houses&villages

Pha Tab Jai House Located in town is the biggest-Thai-style house constructed with over 130 teak logs in 1976. Each log is about 300 years old. Inside are elaborate northern-style woodcarving. Open daily from 08.00 A.M. - 4.00 P.M. with charge of 10 baht per person, Tel. (054) 511008.

Vongburi House

Locted in town, and was built in 1897 by Phra Burirth who was the past lord of phare for presentation to his daughter: Chao Sunantha and son in law: Luang Pongpiboon. The house is now still in family hands. It is a teak 2-storey Thai-European style fine architectural house. An outstanding feature is elaborate woodcarving decorations both inside and outside. These woodcarving were originally built with the house. Inside the house are the family's old descended household articles e.g. furniture, silverware, earthware, and important documents. The house was awarded "an excellent conservation of the year 1993" by the Society of Siam Architecture under Royal Patronage and published in famous magazines e.g. Tourism Authority of Thailand Magazine, Sawasdee, Heritage Home of Thailand etc. The house is open to the public daily from 8.30 A.M. to 5.00 P.M. with a permission charge of 20 Baht/person.

Pong Sri Village

is located on highways No. 101 near the Rong Fong village. It is known for its extraordinary antique shops and a Batik silk factory.

Rong Fong Village

is only 6 kms. from town. As soon as you arrive, you can hear the sound of metal being worked in every home. There are 662 families in Rong Fong Village, and 90% of the men work as blacksmiths making knives, hand scythes, picks and spades. Also 95% of the women are seamstress making pants, and shirts.

Tung Hong Village

This is a village located in Muang district area about 3 kms. away on highway No. 101. It is renowned for its good quality "Mohom" farmer shirts in cotton fabric, the favourite local product purchased by tourists in phare.

Local Museum

Near the town on phare-sung Men road, in the same area as Baan Fai restuarant, this museum is a replica of the houses of the people existing about 100 years ago.

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