Wat Tilok Aram

Wat Tilok Aram is one of the proofs that Kwan Phayao or Lake Phayao in the past was an old community. It was found that this ancient Monument is aged over 500 years. In addition, from the stone inscription unearthed in this area, the Temple was built by Phraya Yutthitsathira, a ruler of Phayao town under the command of Phrachao Tilokkarat of the Kingdom of Lanna in Chiang Mai, during 1476-1486, which was assumed the community had already settled here during that time. In 1939, the Department of Fishery built a water gate in Lake Phayao to contain water; consequently, many temples were flooded including Wat Tilok Aram that has been under Kwan Phayao for more than 68 years.