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Travel Destinations - Chiang Mai Province
Popularly known as the Rose of
the North, Chiang Mai is blessed with stunning natural beauty
and unique indigenous cultural identity. Founded by King Mengrai
the Great as the capital of the Lanna Thai kingdom by merging
the various city-states in the region in 1296. Today Chiang
Mai is the economic, communications, cultural and tourism
centre of Northern Thailand.
About 700 kilometres from Bangkok, Chiang Mai is situated
on the Mae Ping River basin some 310 metres above sea level.
Surrounded by high mountain ranges, it covers an area of approximately
20,107 square kilometres. The terrain is mainly jungles and
mountains, parts of which are within national parks which
are still fertile and verdant with plentiful flora and fauna.
There are many sites and locations where tourists prefer to
visit to study the lifestyle of the tribal people who live
on high hills.
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