Close to the market square in Chiang Heaven is the temple Wat Phra Singh, founded in the XIV century by King Phra Chao Maha Proma about 100 years after the founding of the city.

The name of the temple gave famous in all of Thailand Golden Buddha statue Phra Singh, who traveled as many as the emerald Buddha. Her name means “the Buddha in the pose of a Lion”.

According to the legend, Buddha statue Phra Singh created 360 year in Sri Lanka, where she was subsequently taken. Desired for many of the rulers of the statue also visited Laos and various cities of Thailand. At Wat Phra Singh in Chiang RAE has a copy of the Buddha Phra Singh, created in the early fifteenth century. However, like the original, attracts many Buddhist pilgrims.

The main materials used in the architecture of the temple – dark wood and gold, which look particularly majestic. Decoration inside and outside Wat Phra Singh is made entirely by hand by experienced Northern masters. Thousands of small details and patterns to keep warm those who lovingly created the temple of Wat Phra Singh.

In the temple complex there is a school of ancient language of Pali, on which is written the majority of the teachings of the Buddha.

On the territory of Wat Phra Singh there are two sacred tree of Fat Lanka with important religious significance to all Buddhists. According to the legend, the mother of Shakyamuni Buddha Queen Maha Maya decided to visit their relatives. Along the way she sat down to rest under the flowering tree Fat Lanka, it was there on the full moon of may 623 BC, and was born the Buddha.