Wat Chom Sawan ‘Ask your friends out and take photos of the Burmese temple.’

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Burmese temples aren’t only in Myanmar. In a country like Thailand, there are also some, as it’s a neighbour country of Myanmar. There is no wonder if Thailand receive some parts of Burmese culture.

Burmese temples are quite similar to Thai temples. However, they have their own unique style. This can’t be describe through alphabets, but you need to see one onf them on your own.

If you want a location of a beautiful Burmese temple in Thailand, Wat Chom Sawan is one. Call your friends and take them there with you too! You won’t want to keep this impressive image to yourself.

Wat Chom Sawan is a historic temple. It was built by Shan people in the period of King Rama IV. Yes. Myanmar is the hometown of these ethnic people, but, for some commercial purposes, they went to Phrae.

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See the architectures in the temple for yourself. They’re really old. Most of them consist of rough stones and rugged pieces of wood. However, the atmosphere is relaxing and the air is fresh. There are plenty spots for you and your friends to take nice photos together.

Do you even know, that the temple was once abandoned before being renovated and registered as a national treasure of Thailand by Art Department? Old but valuable, truely.

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Beside, you and your friends may want to track the history of Jom Sawan temple further by admiring those ancient items at the temple. Yes. There are plenty of them, for examples, the bible made of ivory, the Lord Buddha statue made of ivory etc.

How to get there

Chon Sawan temple is also in Muang County. Find the road Yantrakilkosol and keep driving along it. After you pass the town hall for about 1 kilometre, you will find the temple.

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Kum Chao Luang

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Ban Tung Hong

Nearby Places 

This ancient house was the filming location of the Thai TV series ‘Roi Mai’. It’s a Thai old-fashioned house, very beautiful. If you want to see it, it’s only about 2.35 kilometres away from the temple. Go walk around and take some photos.

This village is well-known for its Mo-Hom fabric products. This is a very lovely traditional village. You will shop for Mo-Hom souvenirs and learn about this valuable art of Phrae too. Just go to it. It’s only about 3.86 kilometres away from the temple.