Wat Ton Kwen (??? ??? ?????); more formally known as Wat Inthrawat (??? ?????????); means 鈥楾emple of Sugar Palms' in kham muang or Northern Thai; and sure enough the rustic temple; set in a small village amid verdant rice paddies; is surrounded by tall and elegant sugar palms.

Built at the start of the reign of Chao Kawilorot (1856-70) in 1856; Wat Ton Kwen is among the finest and purest examples surviving of traditional 19th century wooden Lan Na temple architecture. No doubt because of its small size and relative isolation; it has been spared the 鈥榠mprovements' and other indignities suffered not just by most of its contemporary structures; but also by much older Lan Na religious buildings.

The most distinctive features at Wat Ton Kwen are the typically Lan Na viharn or gabled assembly hall; and an unusual cruciform; four-porch mondop or open-sided pavilion.