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CHIANG MAI
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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