Wat Phra That Doi Kong Mu was built in 1860 and is the oldest remaining temple structure in Mae Hong Son Province. The larger of the two chedis was also erected in 1860, the smaller in 1874.

Once one of Thailand??? remotest provinces, Mae Hong Son is now readily accessible by air from Chiang Mai, as well as by a wonderful loop drive through Mae Sariang and back via Pai and Soppong??or vice versa. Singularly isolated, Mae Hong Son is not yet very developed. The townsfolk may be citizens of Thailand, but most are Shan, Karen, Yunnanese Chinese or Hill Tribes. The temples are Burmese in style, and the pace of life amazingly tranquil.