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Wat Chom Sawan is on Yantarakit Kosol Road in Thung Kwaw Subdistrict, 1 km from the provincial hall. It is a Tai Yai temple built in Burmese architectural style. Donations to places of this type qualify for a tax deduction of 1x when made through the Revenue Department’s e-Donation system. This is general information, not tax advice. Eligibility depends on e-Donation registration and the limit of 10% of income; check the latest information with the Revenue Department.
A teak museum pavilion built in Lanna style is one of the temple’s highlights. It displays many valuable artifacts from northern towns, including Buddha images, lacquerware, Lanna musical instruments, ancient weapons, portraits of northern nobles, and scenes from the past.
This elegant, spacious residence has 72 doors and windows. It is decorated with pierced woodwork above the gable ends and around the eaves. The 2-storey building is made of brick and mortar; it has no pile foundations and instead uses hardwood logs.
The temple houses Phra Phuttha Kosai Siri Chai Maha Sakyamuni, a Buddha image closely associated with Phrae Province.
Wat Phra That Cho Hae is described as a sacred landmark of Phrae since ancient times. It is the zodiac-year relic stupa for people born in the Year of the Tiger.
The Chiang Saen-style ubosot has no windows; openings instead let in light. Its gable is beautifully carved with kranok scroll motifs and scenes from the Ramakien.
Phrathat Doi Leng is another revered site in Phrae. The source says it has long stood alongside Phrathat Cho Hae and Phrathat Chom Chaeng.
The terrain consists of steep, rugged mountains covered by evergreen, mixed deciduous and deciduous dipterocarp forests. Pine forests and grasslands grow on the peaks. The area is the source of several streams and waterways and is home to mammals and various bird species.
Locally known as Wat Huai O, this is a large, ancient stupa. It contains the Buddha’s relics, has a cement base, and is decorated above with gold-colored metal sheets.
The park has mountain ranges and high cliffs that are sources of streams flowing into the Yom River. Its mixed deciduous forest includes chan pha and kluai pha plants, terrestrial orchids, and medicinal herbs. Wildlife listed on the page includes serow, bears, barking deer, junglefowl, wild boar, civets, and various birds.
Inside the cave are stalactites and stalagmites in varied forms, including sparkling crystal-like formations and long rocky ledges that reach the cave floor. At the end is a rock shaped like a woman sitting and holding a baby while waiting for her beloved. Local people call it Hin Nang Khoi, or the Waiting Woman Stone.
The Thai description says the local word “phae” means scrubland, while “mueang phi” means a lonely, eerie place. Phae Mueang Phi’s unusual earth pillars formed through natural water erosion.
The golden Phra That Chom Chaeng stupa is said to date to B.E. 1331 and stands 29 metres tall on a 10-metre-wide base. It was formerly called Phra That Chuan Chaeng. Local belief says the Buddha arrived as dawn was near, and the name later changed to Chom Chaeng. The site is believed to enshrine a hair relic of the Buddha.
The monument stands about 4 kilometres from Phrae Provincial Hall beside Highway 101. Phraya Chaiboon served as Phrae’s governor from B.E. 2440 to 2445. During the 2445 B.E. Shan rebellion, he was killed after refusing to sign Phrae over to the rebels. King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) ordered troops to suppress the revolt, and a monument was erected in his memory; he was also elevated to the title Phraya Ratcharitthanon Phon Phon Phakdi.
The shrine is on Khum Doem Road in the town center. The new city pillar was built under a Ministry of Interior policy in B.E. 2535. It stands beside an old stone inscription about the construction of Wat Sri Bun Rueang during the reign of King Ramkhamhaeng. The temple no longer exists; the site is now occupied by the provincial prison. The inscription is in the Thai Ahom script.
Phra That Phra Lo is in Ban Klang Subdistrict, about 3 km from Song District. It is more than 400 years old and was built as a memorial to the enduring love story of Phra Lo of Nakhon Man Suang.
Wat Sa Bo Kaeo is on Nam Khue Road beside the city moat. It was built in the same period as Wat Chom Sawan and was formerly called Wat Chong Klang. The temple has an unusual Burmese-style design, including its sermon hall, ordination hall and chedi. The page also describes an elaborately decorated Burmese-style marble Buddha image. Burmese monks travelling to Thailand to study the Dhamma and monastic discipline have resided at the temple.
Phrathat Pu Chae is in Ban Wiang Subdistrict, 20 kilometres from Rong Kwang District. Its annual worship festival is held on the 11th–15th waxing-moon days of the third lunar month.
The Ban Thung Charoen natural-dye indigo enterprise is on Yantrakit Koson Road in Thung Hong Subdistrict. The village is known for producing mo hom shirts, based on local knowledge passed down from ancestors who migrated from Mueang Phuan, Chiang Khwang, Laos, in B.E. 2360–2380. It was selected as an OTOP handicraft tourism village. “Mo hom” is a local term: “mo” means a pot containing indigo dye, a navy-colored liquid made by fermenting the stems and leaves of an herbaceous indigo plant. The village also has homestays for visitors.
Hua Dong Market is about 7 kilometres south of the city, along the Phrae–Sung Men route on Highway 101. It is a centre for products made from wood and rattan, including furniture and household goods.
The waterfall is 60 kilometres north of Phrae city. Follow Highway 101, the Phrae–Rong Kwang road, to kilometre 78, turn left and continue for another 4 kilometres. The waterfall has two levels, and the surrounding open forest is shady.
Wat Luang is an ancient temple closely associated with Phrae. It is said to have been built at the same time as the city, and has been restored across many different periods.
Lilit Phra Lo Park is in Ban Klang Subdistrict on the route to Phra That Phra Lo. The area is believed to have once been the ancient city of Mueang Song, as earthen mounds resembling ramparts are still visible. The Kalong River flows through the area, but it has since become so shallow that it is almost unrecognizable from its former state.
Located in Pa Maet Subdistrict, the house was completed in B.E. 2519 and is built entirely of large teak logs. Its 130 pillars are each about 300 years old and are intricately carved. The house has an applied Thai style and occupies more than one rai.
The Folk Museum (Baan Fai) recreates local residents’ lives through examples of houses, buildings, and household items from more than 100 years ago.