Laplae
district can be reached from the provincial town by taking
Highway No. 102, taking a right turn after about 3
kilometres onto Highway No. 1041 and continue on for a
further 6 kilometres. The site was originally an ancient
community during the Ayutthaya Period. It served as a secret
hide-out for people in Phrae and Nan who fled from enemy or
calamity as its location was sandwiched in between
mountains. Today Laplae is an attractive place to visit with
interesting ancient sites and hand-crafted, materials. It is
also a major producer of Langsat, the province's famous
fruit.
Wat
Phra Borom That Thung Yang is about three kilometres
from town on Highway No.102. An old temple, it was
once called Wat Mahathat. There is a large,
circular-shaped, Ceylonese-style Chedi enshrining a
Holy Relic.
A
little further from Wat Phra Yun, some 14 kilometres
from town is Wat Phra Thaen Sila At. The major
feature is the base of a sermon platform built with
laterite. The square slab with pattern is believed
to have been made during the Sukhothai Period.
Annual celebrations are held at the three temples in
February.
This
temple, near Wat Phra Borom That Thung Yang, features a
Chiang Saen-style Mondop which covers a pair of holy
Footprint. It also houses a Sukhothai-style Buddha statue
cast in bronze.
The Mae
Phun waterfall, located at Ban Ton Klua, is about twenty kilometres from town. The dam-like barrier creates
multi-level cascades amid pleasant natural surroundings.
The Phra
Si Phanommat Memorial, in Laplae district, commemorates a
community leader who was highly repeated by the townspeople.
The Chinese-descended tax collector on alcohol products
contributed tremendously to the development of the community
and was rewarded with the rank of Phra Si Phanommat from
King Rama V.
