|   Wat Chorm Sawanis located in town and features one of the Burmese - style temples built during the reign of King Rama V
 under the direction of a Burmese architect. It took 5 years to build and contains Buddhist inscriptions. It
 is considered the most beautiful structure in the Lanna region. Besides it's structural beauty, it contains
 2 rare and unique holy artifacts. There is the ivory Buddhist bible (teachings) which is carved in Burmese
 on 16 sheets of ivory. There is also a Buddha basket made of bamboo, and covered with sheets of gold.
 This may be the only one of its kind left in the country.
 
 
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