Food Scene
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Drinks & Nightlife
Wine Connection @ Nim City
197 Thanon MahidolSightseeing
Wat Srisuphan - the Silver Temple
While most of the sights of the silver village are the shops along Wualai Road, there is one attraction that's more spiritual than material. Wat Srisuphan was built in 1502, although little remains of the original temple except the boundary markers (sema stones) around the ordination hall (ubosot). In fact, the chapel is now the focus of renovations that are designed to make it a fitting centerpiece for the silver village it serves. The entire surface of the hall, inside and out, is being covered in silver. The roof is already covered in silver-plated tiles, and on my last visit, they were preparing to cover the exterior walls with beaten silver panels.
Silver Temple
100 Wua Lai RdWat Srisuphan - the Silver Temple
While most of the sights of the silver village are the shops along Wualai Road, there is one attraction that's more spiritual than material. Wat Srisuphan was built in 1502, although little remains of the original temple except the boundary markers (sema stones) around the ordination hall (ubosot). In fact, the chapel is now the focus of renovations that are designed to make it a fitting centerpiece for the silver village it serves. The entire surface of the hall, inside and out, is being covered in silver. The roof is already covered in silver-plated tiles, and on my last visit, they were preparing to cover the exterior walls with beaten silver panels.
According to history King Mangrai relocated the capital of the Lanna Kingdom from Chiang Rai to the old city of Wiang Kum Kam on the banks of the Ping River in 1288. Whilst the new riverside location offered many advantages, the area was low-lying and prone to severe seasonal flooding.
By 1296, King Mangrai had chosen a new site for his capital on the higher opposite bank of the Ping River and declared the newly constructed city of Chiang Mai as the capital of the Lanna kingdom. Years of flooding thereafter left Wiang Kum Kam buried metres underground.
In 1984 Thai authorities were alerted to the discovery of a number of ancient tablets found under Wat Chang Kam just 5km south east of the
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Wiang Kum Kam
Ban Sao Hin Soi 10According to history King Mangrai relocated the capital of the Lanna Kingdom from Chiang Rai to the old city of Wiang Kum Kam on the banks of the Ping River in 1288. Whilst the new riverside location offered many advantages, the area was low-lying and prone to severe seasonal flooding.
By 1296, King Mangrai had chosen a new site for his capital on the higher opposite bank of the Ping River and declared the newly constructed city of Chiang Mai as the capital of the Lanna kingdom. Years of flooding thereafter left Wiang Kum Kam buried metres underground.
In 1984 Thai authorities were alerted to the discovery of a number of ancient tablets found under Wat Chang Kam just 5km south east of the
Shopping
CentralPlaza Chiangmai Airport
252-252/1 Thanon Mahidollooking to buy souvenir?
this store has been around for over 70 years, they selling
-silverware
-art and decoration made by silver
Wualaisilp ร้านวัวลายศิลป์
110 Wua Lai Rdlooking to buy souvenir?
this store has been around for over 70 years, they selling
-silverware
-art and decoration made by silver
Essentials
Rimping Supermarket Nim City Branch
199/8 Thanon MahidolEntertainment & Activities
Feeling tried?
This place on e of the oldest for Thai traditional massage
and you can learn from the master too, as they can offer you a proper training.
Thai Massage Shivagakomarpaj (Old Medicine Hospital)
238/1 Wua Lai RdFeeling tried?
This place on e of the oldest for Thai traditional massage
and you can learn from the master too, as they can offer you a proper training.
Getting Around
Chiang Mai International Airport
60 Thanon MahidolInternational Airport