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  "generatedAt": "2026-05-15T00:00:00+07:00",
  "canonical": "https://enjoythai.land/research/temples/chiang-mai/",
  "markdownUrl": "https://enjoythai.land/research/temples/chiang-mai.md",
  "htmlUrl": "https://enjoythai.land/research/temples/chiang-mai/",
  "sourceDataVersion": "2026-05-15",
  "city": "Chiang Mai",
  "slug": "chiang-mai",
  "matrix": {
    "city": "Chiang Mai",
    "city_slug": "chiang-mai",
    "province": "Chiang Mai",
    "temple_site_count": "12",
    "anchor_count": "4",
    "specialized_count": "0",
    "secondary_count": "6",
    "support_count": "2",
    "recommended_temple_page_strategy": "dedicated temple/culture route page justified",
    "top_anchor_sites": "Wat Chedi Luang; Wat Chiang Man; Wat Phra Singh; Wat Phra That Doi Suthep",
    "best_decision_use": "route/culture/etiquette/weather module, not attraction-list copy",
    "main_static_risk": "exact hours, closures, ceremonies, ticketing, crowd/review signals are unstable",
    "live_signal_candidates": "weather/AQI; opening/closure; event/festival; transport/traffic; review-volume only as live catalog",
    "source_strength": "high",
    "access_date": "2026-05-15"
  },
  "topAnchorSites": [
    "Wat Chedi Luang",
    "Wat Chiang Man",
    "Wat Phra Singh",
    "Wat Phra That Doi Suthep"
  ],
  "liveSignalCandidates": [
    "weather/AQI",
    "opening/closure",
    "event/festival",
    "transport/traffic",
    "review-volume only as live catalog"
  ],
  "currentProductLinks": [
    {
      "href": "/temples/chiang-mai/",
      "label": "Open live temple route page"
    },
    {
      "href": "/where-to-go/chiang-mai/",
      "label": "Chiang Mai destination guide"
    },
    {
      "href": "/accommodation/chiang-mai/",
      "label": "Chiang Mai stay guide"
    },
    {
      "href": "/food/chiang-mai-food-guide/",
      "label": "Chiang Mai food guide"
    },
    {
      "href": "/research/food-routes/chiang-mai/",
      "label": "Chiang Mai food-route research"
    },
    {
      "href": "/research/cities/chiang-mai/",
      "label": "Chiang Mai city research brief"
    },
    {
      "href": "/route-check/",
      "label": "Thailand route check"
    },
    {
      "href": "/today/",
      "label": "Thailand today"
    }
  ],
  "anchorSites": [
    {
      "name": "Wat Chedi Luang",
      "publicUrl": "/temples/wat-chedi-luang/",
      "type": "active Buddhist temple",
      "travelerDecisionUse": "Use as Chiang Mai culture/temple-route node with smoke/AQI and route-spread caveats."
    },
    {
      "name": "Wat Phra Singh",
      "publicUrl": "/temples/wat-phra-singh/",
      "type": "active Buddhist temple",
      "travelerDecisionUse": "Use as Chiang Mai culture/temple-route node with smoke/AQI and route-spread caveats."
    },
    {
      "name": "Wat Phra That Doi Suthep",
      "publicUrl": "/temples/wat-phra-that-doi-suthep/",
      "type": "active Buddhist temple",
      "travelerDecisionUse": "Use as Chiang Mai culture/temple-route node with smoke/AQI and route-spread caveats."
    },
    {
      "name": "Wat Chiang Man",
      "publicUrl": "/temples/wat-chiang-man/",
      "type": "active Buddhist temple",
      "travelerDecisionUse": "Use as Chiang Mai culture/temple-route node with smoke/AQI and route-spread caveats."
    }
  ],
  "appendix": [
    {
      "source_name": "TAT Chiang Mai",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_evidence_level": "official city/province source",
      "url": "https://www.tourismthailand.org/Destinations/Provinces/Chiang-Mai/101",
      "used_for_cities": "Chiang Mai",
      "used_for_sites_sample": "Wat Buppharam; Wat Chedi Luang; Wat Chiang Man; Wat Jet Yot; Wat Lok Moli; Wat Phan Tao; Wat Phra Singh; Wat Sri Suphan; Wat Suan Dok; Wat Umong",
      "site_count": "10",
      "access_date": "2026-05-15"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "Wat Phra That Doi Kham",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_evidence_level": "official individual or heritage-site source",
      "url": "https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/wat-phra-that-doi-kham",
      "used_for_cities": "Chiang Mai",
      "used_for_sites_sample": "Wat Phra That Doi Kham",
      "site_count": "1",
      "access_date": "2026-05-15"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "Wat Phra That Doi Suthep",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_evidence_level": "official individual or heritage-site source",
      "url": "https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/wat-phra-that-doi-suthep",
      "used_for_cities": "Chiang Mai",
      "used_for_sites_sample": "Wat Phra That Doi Suthep",
      "site_count": "1",
      "access_date": "2026-05-15"
    }
  ]
}