South East Asian Travel

Temple Gaurdian
Originally uploaded by zekkelley.

After the night market, I found what proved to be the most interesting aspect of Chiang Mai: Wiang Kum Kam. It's the ruins of an older city located a short drive from Chiang Mai. The first thing you'll see upon arriving is what's pictured above - Wat Chedi Liam. Next to the temple sits a fairly large chedi housing buddhas representing each of the wives of King Mengrai:

Inside the temple:


Along with Wat Chedi Liam, there's a series of other places to see; you can ride a little trolley, a horse (though that is ridiculously expensive), or, if you hired a truck to take you around, it. The two other most interesting things I saw were...

Wat Pu Pia:


Wat Khan Tom:


Overall, Wiang Kum Kam isn't the most beautiful or the most interesting set of temples that I've ever seen but it's still pretty nice.