Lamphun

Lamphun is a town 26 kilometers south of Chiang Mai. In ancient times, the name of the place was Haripunchai and it was the capital of a Mon kingdom with the same name Lamphun is a small, quiet town with two very remarkable temples, Wat Phra That Haripunchai and Wat Chamathevi. It is situated on the banks of the river Kwang and surrounded by a moat. You can reach it from Chiang Mai within about half an hour by car. There are also buses that run several times per hour).