Chiang Mai Walking Food Tour Friday 24 July - Chiang Mai Walking Food tour with our guide Rain - so much food!! Chiang Mai has over 200 wats or temples to visit. met at Wat Chiang Man in the walled city. Chiang Mai's oldest temple was established by the city's founder, Phaya Mengrai, sometime around 1296. The temple contains two famous Buddhas, which reside in the small sanctuary to the right of the main chapel. Phra Sila is a marble bas-relief Buddha that stands about 30cm high and reportedly came from Sri Lanka or India. Phra Sae Tang Khamani , a 10cm high, crystal image, is thought to have come from Lavo (Lopburi) 1800 years ago. In front of the ordination hall the stone slab, engraved in 1581, bears the earliest known reference to the city's
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