1.0EXO Travel Bloghttps://www.exotravel.com/blogadminhttps://www.exotravel.com/blog/author/admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="eMpFMwd7lU"><a href="https://www.exotravel.com/blog/wat-chiang-mun-chiang-mai-thailand/">Explore Chiang Mai’s Oldest Temple: Wat Chiang Mun</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.exotravel.com/blog/wat-chiang-mun-chiang-mai-thailand/embed/#?secret=eMpFMwd7lU" width="600" height="338" title="“Explore Chiang Mai’s Oldest Temple: Wat Chiang Mun” — EXO Travel Blog" data-secret="eMpFMwd7lU" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.exotravel.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Wat Chiang Mun is Chiang Mai’s oldest temple, which was constructed at around the city’s development in 1296. It was built by King Mengrai, founder of the city who lived in the temple while the new Lanna capital was being built. The temple is located inside the old city, which is contained within a city wall and moat (built as protection from invaders).