Wat Lee "was the starting point of Wiang Phayao Museum (Wat Lee), from inspiration and Homeland love of Phra Khru Anurak Buranan, the abbot of Wat Lee.  He saw  a lot of the value of antiquities which abandoned in various abandoned temples in Phayao. The sense of being a descendant of Phayao,he collected them over  50 years . Once there is no sufficient storage , the idea of ​​establishing a Wiang Phayao Museum occurring to be a collection of antiques and as a learning resource in History of Archeology, Art and Culture of Phayao