Wat Lam Chang is a royal temple under the Maha Nikaya Sangha. Located in Tambon Si Phum Mueang Chiang Mai District Chiang Mai Province
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Lanchang Temple is a small monastery, quiet and with a long history. As early as when King Ming Lai built the city of Chiang Mai, the elephants used for transportation entered the city and were kept in a wooded place. After that, the king ordered the construction of a monastery there and named it LamChang. LamChang means "Elephant in Shackles". Today, a large number of elephant statues still guard the temple.
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Wat Lam Chang is a royal temple under the Maha Nikaya Sangha. Located in Tambon Si Phum Mueang Chiang Mai District Chiang Mai Province
🌟 Wat Lam Chang ⛓️🔗🐘 Very small temple with stories 🏯 The temple has applied Lanna architecture. It is a brick and mortar building, rebuilt 🏯 Wat Lam Chang (Wat Lam Chang), Ratchaphakhinai Road, Si Phum Subdistrict, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai Province
Wat Lam Chang, a small temple with a lot of story, located in the old city of Chiang Mai. From the name of the temple, it is probably guessing that there will be a connection with an elephant.... Not wrong from the history when Chiang Mai was built. This Lam Chang Temple, Phaya Mangrai ordered the elephant of Phaya Ngam Muang, King of Phu Kam Yao (Phayao) and King Ramkhamhaeng. King of Sukhothai, comrades, with all the elephants of the vassals to tie Lay located in the nearby forest area because you might see that there is a swamp It is perfect for raising elephants. That area is called "Wiang Chiang Chang", later when a temple was built in this area. Therefore, it was named "Wat Lam Chang", which means that it is a place to raise elephants. to commemorate the event when the temple was built
Wat Lam Chang, where the temple is sculptured of an elephant, which is raised as a symbol of the temple, very beautiful.
Wat Lam Chang, an old temple near Jang Si Phum, a small temple, but there are people always come to make merit.