Chedi Phra Mahathat Si Wiang Chai,
Li District,Lamphun Province

Chedi Phra Mahathat Si Wiang Chai is a large pagoda in Li district and the temple of the hill tribe village of Phrabat Huay Tom. At the entrance is the monument of Kruba (Saint) Chaiya Wongsa but the outstanding feature is the Mahathat pagoda of Sri Wiang Chai. The structure of this pagoda is similar to the Shwedagon Pagoda of Myanmar that was built in Lanna style with laterite. Its height is 64.39 metres on a 40 x 40 metre base making it the largest pagoda in Thailand. The pagoda is surrounded with 5 large statues of the Buddha and 48 small pagodas in Sri Lankan style.