Wat Chiang Man

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General Condition

Wat Khiang Man is an abandoned archaeological site that has been excavated. restoration and improve the landscape It is located on the west side of Route 2 Road. in the northern city of Chiang Saen near Yang Thoeng Gate (About 150 meters from the Yangteng Gate to the south) opposite to Wat Boon Yuen. Currently in the municipality of Wiang Chiang Saen Subdistrict and Chiang Saen District.

On the north and east of the temple is a community of people's houses. On the east side is Route 2 and on the south is Route 2 Soi 1

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Mekong River

Geological conditions

Chiang Saen is located on the west bank of the Mekong River. in the Chiang Saen Plain, which is a large plain formed by the deposition of sediments especially sand gravel In the Quaternary Era

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Mythological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

The local legend of Chiang Saen states that at the time of Phaya Lawa Changkrarat Build the city of Hiran, Nakorn Ngoen, Yang Chiang Saen. His Highness built this temple in 1183 named "Chiang Man Chang Kung Monastery" and contained the left chin bone relic (Wa Mahanu Kang) at Phra Maha Sangha Rangsi. brought from Pataliputra Later, when Phaya Saen Phu built the city of Chiang Saen in around 1870 B.E., he entered through the Yang Thoeng Gate and came to stay here. He saw the remains of the old monastery, so he restored it to a new temple named "Aram Chiang Man" and in 2347 B.E., when a Lan Nayok army attacked the Burmese in Chiang Saen. So this temple was abandoned.

Buddha images were found at Wat Chiang Man. It is a metal Buddha image in the attitude of subduing Mara, crossed with diamonds (currently on display at the Chiang Saen National Museum). Age around the beginning of the 21st Buddhist century

The archaeological site that appears today is only the base of the viharn and the base of the pagoda.

Wihan made of bricks and mortar, rectangular plan, about 10 meters wide, 27 meters long, facing east. There is a ladder going up in the front. On the base of Chukchi enshrines a stucco Buddha image.

The stupa is located behind or west of the viharn. The base plot is an octagon.

From the architecture and antiquities, it is assumed initially that This archaeological site probably dates back to the early 21st Buddhist century.