Wat Kong Kan (?????????) was established as early as 1431. The main Buddha image called Phra Ong Yai (???????????) remains impressive; both for its considerable size and for the elongated earlobes and wide eyes; the latter said by some authorities to represent a Mae Chaem style. Modern murals on the walls of the viharn recount the discovery of the Phra Ong Yai image in a notional wilderness; and the various stages of development at the temple since that distant time.

Tucked away in a narrow valley; Mae Chaem (???????) must rank as one of the least accessible corners of Chiang Mai. Located on the westernmost frontier of the province; it is isolated from the main Chiang Mai valley by the East Thanon Thongchai Range dominated by Doi Inthanon (???????????; at 2;565m Thailand's highest mountain); and from neighbouring Mae Hong Son province to the west by the Central Thanon Thongchai Range; including Doi Khun Bong (????????; 1;772m).