White Pagoda on the street

Whenever people are talking about Buddhism's pagodas, I'm sure that everyone will think about temples. It is believed that Pagodas should be seen only in the temple. If you are one of tourists ever visited to Chiangmai, you might have a chance to see a pagoda stands on the street near fruits market and Ping River and wonder why it was built on the street, not a temple? 

In ancient times, it was said that once a Burma King led the troops to Chiangmai City, challenged Chiangmai people finding the best diver to compete a diving with the Burmese. The deal was if the best Chiangmai diver could stay under water longer than the Burmese, he and the army would return home. 

An old man named "Piang" volunteered to compete this diving. The competition was held near where the white pagoda is situated now. Two poles had been posted in the river at a distance and the divers were waiting there for a signal to start diving.

The divers started diving at the time that the signal was given... People started to feel uncomfortable and excited as so much time passed. Eventually the first diver emerged among extremely excited people. It appeared the Burmese. All Chiangmai people were very delighted and waited for their hero. Time passed so long that it was clear in this victory of Chiangmai so they sent a man to tell their the old man. The men returned and reported that their hero could not return because he had sacrificed himself for the city. He tied himself to the pole and was drowned in the river. The white pagoda was built at the Ping River bank as a monument for his bravery.