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Mangrai Statue and Temples
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A bronze statue of the founder of Lanna Kingdom is situated at the starting point of Highway 110, which leads to Mae Chan, Chiang Saen and Mae Sai. there several Buddhist temples in town notably Wat Phra Sing, where Phra Phuttha Sihing, an important Theravada image, was originally housed and Wat Phra Kaeo, where the Emrald Buddha, now enshrined in the Royal Temple of the Grand Palace in Bangkok, was first found.