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Phoom Thai Garden Hotel - The gate
of Lanna
31 Sasibutr Road, Amphur Muang, Phrae Province 54000
Tel: +66 (0)54 627 359; Fax: +66 (0)54 627366
Email
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Attraction Place
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Ban
Fai Folklore Museum |
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The Folklore Museum, in the same compound as
the Ban Fai garden restaurant three
kilometres from town on the Phrae-Sung Men
road, is made up of several buildings and
wooden structures displaying exhibits on the
local way of life. The different types of
wooden houses demonstrate the different
statuses of the local people. There are also
market and shophouses of the past. |
Ban Pong Si |
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Ban Pong Si at Tambon Thin of Mueang
district is a village which collects and
exchanges second-hand household utensils for
daily use. It also sells silver products. |
Ban Rong Fong |
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Ban Rong Fong specialises in making metal
agricultural tools using traditional
production method. The village can be
reached by taking Highway No.101 (Phrae-Nan)
with a turn into Highway No. 1101 leading to
Rong Fong. |
Ban Thung Hong |
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About 4 kilometres away on Highway No. 101
(Phrae-Nan) is Ban Thung Hong, a village
noted for the making of products made from
Mo Hom material. It is a local cotton fabric
dyed in blue which is used in making native
and modern wears. |
City Pillar Shrine |
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The City Pillar Shrine of Phrae, situated on
Khum Deom Road in town centre, features an
inscription stone with ancient Thai scripts
of the Sukhothai period describing the
construction of a temple in the town. |
Hua Dong Market |
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About 9 kilometres to the south of town on
Highway No. 101 in Sung Men district is the
Hua Dong Market. It is the centre of
products made from wood and rattan, mostly
household furnitures and decorative items. |
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Phae Mueang
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About 12 kilometres out of town, and
with a further 6 kilometres after a
right turn, is the Phae Mueang Phi , a
wide area with no large trees. Because
of subsidence and erosion of the soil,
the harder elements remain and are
formed into the shapes of
exotic-looking mushrooms. |
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Phraya Chaiyabun Memorial
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The Phraya Chaiyabun Memorial is about
four kilometres from the Phrae
townhall on Highway No. 101. Governor
of the town during 1897-1902, he was
slain by rebelling Shan tribesmen when
he refused to cede the town to them.
After the rebellion was put down by
government troops, King Rama V ordered
a memorial erected in his honors. |
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Wat Chom Sawan |
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Just one kilometre from the townhall
on Yantrakit Koson Road is Wat Chom
Sawan, a Burmese architectural style
temple. The building which combines
the hall for conducting religious
rituals and monk's living quarters is
beautifully decorated both in its
interiors and exteriors.
The
over-lapping roofs are adorned with
fine fretworks. Antiquities found here
include marble Buddha statues, statues
made of woven bamboos coated with
lacquer, and Buddha statues made from
ivory, as well as ivory scripture
slabs with Burmese scripts.
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Wat Luang
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Wat Luang on
Kham Lue Road in town is an ancient
and principal temple built at the same
time Phrae was established. Several
restoration works have taken place.
Some of its major features include the
Vihan and Chiang Saen-style Chedi
enshrining a Holy Relic brought over
from Myanmar. Others are the museum
housing various antiquities including
several 500-year-old Buddha statues
and an ancient Lanna-style wooden
structure. |
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Wat Phra Bat Ming Mueang
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Wat Phra Bat
Ming Mueang, located on Charoen Nakhon
Road near the townhall, was built in
1955 by combining two ancient temples.
There is an old Chedi containing a
replica of the Holy Footprint inside. |
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Wat Phra Non |
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To
the west of Wat Luang is Wat Phra Non near
the site of the old city walls. Some of the
architectural works include the Chiang
Saen-style Ubosot with narrow openings to
let in light instead of normal windows. The
lintel is made of wood with graceful
designs. The eaves over the Vihan are all
fretted, a symbol of northern architecture.
Inside is a 9 metre-long plaster Reclining
Buddha. |
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Wat Phra That
Cho Hae |
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This temple is about 8 kilometres to
the east of town on Highway No. 1022.
A major religious site of the
province, it was built since the time
of Sukhothai. The 33 metre-tall Chiang
Saen-style Chedi houses a Holy Relic.
It was built of bricks and covered
with bright brass sheets. The name of
the temple refers to fine silk woven
in Sip Song Panna (in southern China)
which was first used to wrap around
the Chedi when the temple was first
constructed. There is a fair
celebrating the Chedi in March every
year. |
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Wat Phra That Chom Chaeng |
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Three kilometres from Phra That Cho Hae is
Wat Phra That Chom Chaeng, some 10
kilometres from town. Built in the year 788,
the name of the builder was unknown. The
golden Chedi is 29 metres tall and enshrines
a Holy Relic. There is also a museum of rare
ancient relics. |
Wat Sa Bo Kaeo |
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Located on Nam Khu Road next to the city
moats is Wat Sa Bo Kaeo, a temple with
several exotic Burmese artistic-styled
structures and Buddha statues. It is also
where Burmese monks who travel to Thailand
to study the Buddhist scripture stay. |
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