Temple city research brief
Chiang Mai has 12 tracked temple or religious-heritage sites in this package. route/culture/etiquette/weather module, not attraction-list copy
dedicated temple/culture route page justified
route/culture/etiquette/weather module, not attraction-list copy
exact hours, closures, ceremonies, ticketing, crowd/review signals are unstable
high
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Temple or religious-site count | 12 |
| Anchor count | 4 |
| Specialized count | 0 |
| Secondary count | 6 |
| Support count | 2 |
| Live signal candidates | weather/AQI / opening/closure / event/festival / transport/traffic / review-volume only as live catalog |
| Top anchors | Wat Chedi Luang / Wat Chiang Man / Wat Phra Singh / Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |
These are the strongest public-page candidates in this city packet.
| Site | Type | Why it matters | Live boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wat Chedi Luang | active Buddhist temple | Use as Chiang Mai culture/temple-route node with smoke/AQI and route-spread caveats. | Smoke/AQI in March–April and heat/rain weaken temple walking and mountain roads. |
| Wat Phra Singh | active Buddhist temple | Use as Chiang Mai culture/temple-route node with smoke/AQI and route-spread caveats. | Smoke/AQI in March–April and heat/rain weaken temple walking and mountain roads. |
| Wat Phra That Doi Suthep | active Buddhist temple | Use as Chiang Mai culture/temple-route node with smoke/AQI and route-spread caveats. | Smoke/AQI in March–April and heat/rain weaken temple walking and mountain roads. |
| Wat Chiang Man | active Buddhist temple | Use as Chiang Mai culture/temple-route node with smoke/AQI and route-spread caveats. | Smoke/AQI in March–April and heat/rain weaken temple walking and mountain roads. |
These still matter to the route, but they do not all deserve stand-alone public pages yet.
| Site | Priority | Area | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wat Lok Moli | secondary | north moat | Smoke/AQI in March–April and heat/rain weaken temple walking and mountain roads. |
| Wat Phra That Doi Kham | secondary | Doi Kham / southwest city | Smoke/AQI in March–April and heat/rain weaken temple walking and mountain roads. |
| Wat Sri Suphan | secondary | Wua Lai | Smoke/AQI in March–April and heat/rain weaken temple walking and mountain roads. |
| Wat Suan Dok | secondary | Suthep Road / university side | Smoke/AQI in March–April and heat/rain weaken temple walking and mountain roads. |
| Wat Umong | secondary | forest foothills / Suthep side | Smoke/AQI in March–April and heat/rain weaken temple walking and mountain roads. |
| Wat Jet Yot | secondary | northwest city | Smoke/AQI in March–April and heat/rain weaken temple walking and mountain roads. |
| Wat Phan Tao | support | Old City | Smoke/AQI in March–April and heat/rain weaken temple walking and mountain roads. |
| Wat Buppharam | support | Tha Phae / east old city | Smoke/AQI in March–April and heat/rain weaken temple walking and mountain roads. |
The source appendix shows which official or public sources were doing the real work for this city.
| Source | Type | Evidence level | Used for sites |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAT Chiang Mai | official | official city/province source | 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 |
| Wat Phra That Doi Kham | official | official individual or heritage-site source | Wat Phra That Doi Kham |
| Wat Phra That Doi Suthep | official | official individual or heritage-site source | Wat Phra That Doi Suthep |