Wat Phumin
Nan's best known wat, its cruciform ubosot built in 1596 and restored in the 19th century, with four Buddhas facing the four doors. The murals inside show daily life in old Nan, including a man whispering to a woman that has become the town's emblem.
- Where
- Nan, Nan, Thailand
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 18.7747, 100.7716
Get the Wat Phumin stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Wat Phumin. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Nan volume with your photos and a note.
Near Wat Phumin
Doi Phu Kha 49 km
A mountain of the Luang Prabang range in Nan province, near the Lao border, at the heart of the national park that bears its name. Its forests shelter the rare chomphu phu kha tree, which flowers pink in the cool season.
Phayao Lake 105 km
The largest freshwater lake in northern Thailand, a near half-moon of water covering about 1,980 hectares beside the town of Phayao. Only around 1.5 metres deep, it holds some fifty kinds of fish, and its shore is a favourite place to watch the sun go down.
Phu Chi Fa 124 km
A mountain and forest park at the eastern end of the Phi Pan Nam range in Chiang Rai's Thoeng district. Its cliff top juts out over the valley towards Laos, and at dawn in the cool season the view below is often a sea of mist.
Chiang Khan 136 km
A quiet town on the Mekong in northern Loei, with Laos on the far bank. Its long riverside street of old wooden shophouses fills with walkers in the evening, and at dawn the monks come through on their alms round.
Mae Kampong 150 km
A small hill village about 50 kilometres east of Chiang Mai, home to around 370 people. Wooden houses climb a stream valley among tea and coffee gardens, and it is also the site of a Royal Project growing high value crops.
Phu Ruea 156 km
A 1,365 metre peak in Loei whose name means boat mountain: from some angles it looks like an upturned hull. It rises in the Phetchabun range north of the highway between Loei town and Phetchabun, and its cool heights draw Thai visitors in the winter months.
Wat Rong Khun 158 km
A dazzling white work of art in the form of a Buddhist temple, its walls set with mirror glass that glitters in the sun. The artist Chalermchai Kositpipat designed and built it himself and opened it in 1997, and he is still adding to it.
Wat Phra That Lampang Luang 158 km
A walled Lanna wat about 15 kilometres from Lampang, built in the 15th century and one of the best kept of its age. Inside the old walls stand open timber halls and a tall gilded chedi, much as they would have looked five centuries ago.
Questions
Where is Wat Phumin?
Wat Phumin is in Nan, Nan, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Doi Phu Kha (49 km), Phayao Lake (105 km), Phu Chi Fa (124 km).
How do I get the Wat Phumin stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Wat Phumin and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Nan volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Wat Phumin before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Nan volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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