EXPLORE THAILAND THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY                            
Chiang Rai City  -    
เมืองเชียงราย  
 Address:        
 Known as:        
 Description:   Mueang Chiang Rai is the northernmost large city in Thailand. It was established as a capital city in the reign of King Mangrai, in 1262 CE.
The city was founded by King Mangrai in 1262 and became the capital of the Mangrai Dynasty. Subsequently, Chiang Rai was conquered by Burma and remained under Burmese rule for several hundred years. It was not until 1786 that Chiang Rai became a Chiang Mai vassal. Siam (Thailand) annexed Chiang Mai in 1899, and Chiang Rai was proclaimed a province of Thailand in 1933.
In 1432, during the reign of King Sam Fang Kaen of the Mangrai Dynasty (1402–1441), the Phra Kaeo, or Emerald Buddha, the most revered Buddha statue, was discovered in Chiang Rai when an earthquake split the chedi at Wat Phra Kaeo of Chiang Rai city. The beautiful jade figure was then seen concealed within. Another telling of the story has the "Emerald Buddha" hastily covered in mud just before marauders entered to pillage. Many years later, the clunky-looking mud Buddha was found to actually house a magnificent jade statue, perhaps by way of the earthquake mentioned above—which caused a piece of the clay to break off—revealing the jade beneath.
In 1992, the city pillar was moved from Wat Klang Wiang to Wat Phra That Doi Chom Thong, where it is known as Sadue Mueang (Thai: สะดือเมือง), the "navel" or omphalos of the city.
 
 Province   Chiang Rai  Direction:      
 District   Mueang    
 City   Muaeng  Comments:    Official Web:    
 Genre   Scenary      Related links:      
 Best exposure   N/A          
 Rating              
 Opening time   N/A          
 Entry fee   Free     GPS :   19.91229 N 99.832420 E  
                     
                     
Click here to go back to the previous page
SUB-SITES PICTURES:    
 Chiang Rai City (All)  Clock Tower
 King Mengrai memorial  Oub Kham Museum
 Ku Phra Chao Mengrai  Navel City Pillar of Chiang Rai
 Rai Mae Fah Luang park  RimKok hotel
 Royal Footprint of Peace  Wat Chet Yot
 Wat Phra That Doi Chom Thong  Wat Doi Ngam Muang
 Wat Klang Wiang  Wat Ming Muang
 Wat Mung Muang  Wat Phra Sing
 Wat Phra Kaeo  Wat Si Koed
 
 
 
 
 

Site optimized for IE10 and Screen resolution above 1280X1024
Droits de reproduction et diffusion reserves
Copyright © 2015 P-Lepetit.com / Asiaphotos.org
Contact: PatrickLEPETIT@hotmail.com