Saturday, May 28, 2011

Chiang Mai





Chiang Mai is a big city located in the north region of Thailand. Formerly called Nopburi Sri Nakornping, was dominated by King Meng-Rai Maharaja. And it has the history more than 700 years.
Chiang Mai is the oldest cultural growth, national and good, safe culture and beautiful city that surrounded by mountains and rich forests
In addition, rural way of life that is uniquely different from other cities clearly.
Nowadays, Chiang Mai is an interesting tourist destination place and most important one in Thailand, there are visitors both Thai and foreign tourists in Chiang Mai the popular province.



The major tourist attractions are wide variety of ancient temples. Both the city and outside to the district and communities, such as Phra Singh temple, Chet yot temple, Chaimongkol temple and Suthep temple (on Doi-Suthep is located on the mountain) very beautiful.




Natural attractions place such as Doi-Intanon resistance in a national park, which is a very high mountain, the total area is approximately 482 square kilometers, covered Cheam, Chomthong and San Pa Tong district.
Chiang Mai Province is complex terrain is mountainous with altitude ranging from 400-2565 meters above sea level. There are several types of forest and mixed deciduous evergreen forest, dry dipterocarp forest and montane rain forest, especially rainforest atop mountain maximum It is naturally the most prominent addition atop mountain also find plants from a warm area, such as roses, golden lotus, Doi-Inthanon is the embodiment of wild birds nearly 400 species, especially rare birds, more than 100 species of migratory birds to live on Doi Inthanon in the winter.





Doi Ang Khang.
Doi Ang Khang is the mountain where the weather is cold all year.
Especially during the months December – January, it is cold and dew becomes frost on top of the leaves that is very interesting place should visit and much more tourists should prepare sweater, socks, gloves, hat coat

Trip to Doi Ang-Khang by minibus is recommended or traveling by car with driver good experience with the road and fluently skill paths because the road is quite tortuous. You will happy in the beauty of nature, many kinds of plants and the area for camping the night to admire the beauty. There also has private accommodation of approximately 350 -500 baht / night


 

In natural tourism, many aspects of travel, popular tourist visiting of Chiang Mai, to live in the center of nature and It is adventure tourism in the forest hiking and mountain bikes as well as rafting, visits the elephant camp, such as the Mae Sa elephant camp. Chiang Mai is a camping trip to the elephants, open to tourists to visit on the ability of elephants in various activities that are interesting



Another place to see one that is interesting is Chiang Mai Zoo and Chiang Mai Night Safari. Chiang Mai Zoo is in the city of Chiangmai near by Chiang Mai University, gathering place animals.

Moreover, the Aquarium, you and your family should visit, the zoo is very wide for take a tram ride tour service animals are also the Night Safari. This is the path of the Hang Dong district, so you can go to see animals’ night life.

In addition, the natural attraction places. Chiang Mai is a city of big business in Thailand; there is shopping center at street of Nimmanahaeminda, verities of historic international cuisines and Collection of historical product and there also have pubs and clubs for celebration, such as Monkey's Club and Warm-up Cafe are well known.
        

 

If people come to Chiang Mai, I believe that many people still remember the image of walking street as night market on weekend. They have walking street on Saturday night at Wualai road near by Chiang Mai gate on Saturday. Walking Street is a major market that the sellers bring local and handmade products of textile and painting products, Art is a good idea to sell out and a variety of arts channel are attract the shopaholic.
You will sing a song from the Thai band blind; music, games and drawing the local products to be sold are very cheap because it is the product of the villagers is a manufacturer of custom and bring our own interest such as silver wicker various

Walking Street Sunday is every Sunday on the long road to Tha Pae gate. It is the largest night walking street. During the festivals such as Song Kran festival it opened for 3-5 days to attract the tourists.







Festivals in Chiang Mai.
Most festivals are the same as all provinces in Thailand such as Songkran festival (which we splash water in April), Loy Krathong
Songkran Festival in Chiang Mai, people and tourists will come out splash It was very funny at ancient canal around Chiang Mai city


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Loy Krathong festival
Chiang Mai has a famous cultural great festival, both private and government attitude is conservation the culture and traditional of Thailand. You can join and will see the parade of, Contests and beautiful woman that called Noppamas princess. What we could not miss in the Loy Krathong festival is floating a paper lantern to the sky. Chiang Mai and Lanna people believe that to float a lantern to the sky on full moon night does mean leaving the suffering and bad luck and then start a new life in the next year.

Transportation in Chiang Mai.
Culture, Chiang Mai is one of the major tourist attractions in Thailand, so getting there is easy and comfortable vehicle. You can use a red minibus for sightseeing. Moreover, they have tuk tuk (three wheels) the cost starting at 30 baht depending on the way. You can rent bicycles, motorcycles and cars as well



























Accommodation in Chiang Mai.
Chiang Mai has many accommodation such as Guest House, service apartment and hotel both cheap price and luxury grade to service you both in town and outside the city.


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