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:: Wiang Kum Kam ::
“Wiang Kum Kam”  was established by King Meng Rai, the King of Yo Nok, as the first Lanna’s capital. But Wiang Kum Kam had of lasted for long because the city facing the problem of severe floods every year. King Meag Rai had. Therefore, founded Chiang Mai as the new capital where is had better geographic location than Wiang Kum Kam. But, Wiang Kum Kam still main-tained it’s importance because it was situating as the border town to Chiang Mai until the end of Meng Rai’s reign.             “Wiang Kum Kam” Capsized because of the severe floods when it belonged to Buried under sludge and difficult to revamp. After that flood disaster. Ping River had changed the derection of Its watercourse. No river Channel flew across. Wiang Kum Kam as ever and the entire city was left under sludge for many hundred year until the name of “wiang Kum Kam” faded away from history and belived that Wiang Kum Kam was only the town in chronicle             Until the year 2527 Buddhist Era when 4th section of sillapakorn (Art Department) had renovated Khan Tom Temple at Chang Kum Temple whice is one of an important ancient ancient remain of Wiang Kum Kam and it made the story of this “Legend city” became true. From the study Archeacologists and historans. We can certainly believe that an ancient remains the district of Moo 11, Tambon Tawang tarn. Sarapee District, Southeast direction, 5 kilometers away from Chiang Mai is “Wiang Kum Kam” or the Lld capital before becoming “ChiangMai” The sinking of the city caused by the severe flood as the time made Wiang Kum Kam the underground city before Lanna Kingdom was destroyed, thus it made an ancient city of Wiang Kum Kam healih and was the center to study architecture and arts and also the pure culture of Lanna which is an Important basic to study Lanna’s culture for the next decades.
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