Chiangmai Walking Streets
May 4, 2008
Walking streets are now become highlights of numerous ancient cities all over Thailand,the one that is located in Chiang Mai is believed to be the most popular one.It is a kind of market which offers more authentic local shopping experiences.
Chiang Mai Walking Street project is not only to promote the city as inviting tourisms, but also the ideas to make a better ecconomy by the qualities of city people.Chiang Mai has been prosperous in arts, antiques and very long century of the Lanna cultures, which the government conciders that they should continue and improve the project by fiied up with the potential activities to attract more tourists.There are two places of walking street on weekend.
The frist one is located on Waualai Road which call Waualai Walking Street or Saturday Market.This road is very famous for fine quality of lacquer wares and silver.In this market you can find and purchase authentic northern silver, lacquer wares and unique handicrafts.Moreover the tourists have a chance to try the local foods, enjoy wood and silver carving and many kinds of traditinal performances.The market is on Saturday evenings start from 4 p.m.
Another one is The Tha Pae Walking Street which opens on Sunday.It has been the frist Walking Street in Chiang Mai, it was the frist economy street of the city sice the last two hundreds years.The Sunday Walking Street Market, the latter sets up every Sunday on Rachadamnoen Road from late afternoon to around midnight.Here you can find various that are unique to Chiang Mai or the surrounding area such as handicrafts, colthing and furniture.It is also a good place to go for a cheap meal or even just for people to watch.The great thing that highly recommended is those comfortable chairs with a gentel massage when you are feelng exhausted.You can sometimes be seen street theatre such as displays of traditional singing or dancing too.
If you have chance to visit Chiang Mai ,Walking Street is another interesting place which all local peple would recommend the visiters to visit.
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Royal Beauty at Doi Angkhang
April 16, 2008
One of the coldest places in Thailand, Doi Angkhang in Chiang Mai, is renowned as a scenic wonderland of orchards, flowers and forests. The area attracts tourists to enjoy the chilly beauty of this picture-perfect valley in the mountains 1,400 metres above sea-level. Here, the ever-present influence of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX, can be sensed at the Royal Agricultural Station Angkhang which has done so much to effect the greening of the valley, bringing agricultural affluence
and a better quality of life to the ethnic people there.
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It was not always such an attractive place to live. In the 1960s, Doi Angkhang was remote, isolated, with no roads and off limits to outsiders. Its occupants — refugees from Yunnan in China and Black Musers grew opium, peaches and rice, living in poverty with no proper access to education or medical treatment.
King Bhumibol learnt about Doi Angkhang while travelling nearby in 1969. As we had a helicopter, the King decided to fly to the top of the mountain to see for himself,explained His Serene Highness Prince Bhisadej Rajani, Chairman and Director of the Royal Project Foundation. There were poppies and peach trees, but the hillsides were extensively deforested through slash and burn cultivation.
It was time for intervention. The King purchased land to set up the first research station for temperate fruit, vegetables, trees and flowers. According to Prince Bhisadej, His Majesty asked us to find temperate fruit to grow on Angkhang, because he thought that income from the fruit would be higher than from poppies.
It was. The Royal Project persuaded two or three families to grow some fruit. We helped them cultivate the fruit, harvest and sell it. They earned a lot of money. Once word got around about the income coupled with the King™s influence, everyone wanted to grow fruit, recalls Prince Bhisadej. After that it was easy.
Today, the Royal Agricultural Station Angkhang is the flagship for the Royal Projects, and the premier research station in Thailand for temperate fruits, testing new strains and cultivating fruit saplings for extension throughout the Royal Projects.
Other goals set by King Bhumibol are also evident. The hillsides are covered in new forests and agricultural plots that have helped eliminate poppy cultivation; four schools provide education for children; a small medical centre keeps everyone healthy; and there are now good roads to the outside world.
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Chiang Mai Night Safari
April 15, 2008
Chiang Mai Night Safari (CnS) is a goverment nature theme park which is built to promote Chiang Mai tourism regarding to the government’s policy apart from arts, cultures, traditions, and the beauty of nature which are the main fascinating tourist attractions. The government also works for the promotion of Chiang Mai Airport in order to make it an international airport which will allow Chiang Mai to be the tourist center in Indo-China and Southeast Asia. Therefore, if you are looking for a place to visit, a place to hang out at night amidst the real natural environment where you can relax and learn ecosystem, wildlife and natural resources not only in terms of quantity but also quality, Chiang Mai Night Safari is the best answer for you.
Chiang Mai Night Safari is located at Doi Suthep-Pui National Park which covers Tambon Nhong Kway, Hang Dong District, and Tambon Mae Hia, Muang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai Province. It’s about 324 acres consisted of Mixed Deciduous Forest and Dry Dipterocarp forest. Chiang Mai Night Safari is 12 km away from downtown Chiang Mai. By car, it takes only 15-20 minutes from the Chiang Mai Airport, the train station or the bus terminal to Chiang Mai Night Safari. Therefore, Chiang Mai Night Safari is the only nearest natural forest from downtown where the environment still perfectly stays in beauty and in peace of nature.
Chiang Mai Night Safari is constructed to be a world class nature theme park consisted of many projects to be done. Today, the first project including wildlife area, musical fountain and water screen, has already been completed. To accomplish the whole objectives, other projects will be gradually established.
Chiang Mai Night Safari was established after Singapore Night Safari and China Night Safari Guangzhou. Chiang Mai Night Safari is 2 times larger than Singapore Night Safari and it is considered to be the most beautiful night safari in the world.
Chiang Mai Night Safari is aimed to support outdoor activities for family members as well as to promote Chiang Mai’s tourism since we have found out that most visitors like to come with their family. Therefore we provide opportunities for them to get together and enjoy the activities.
Chiang Mai Night Safari was unofficially open in November 18, 2005 and it was officially open in February 6, 2006. Until today, there have been approximately 2.5 million visitors which are a lot more than what we expected at 1.3 million per year As a result, we can say that Chiang Mai Night Safari has been perfectly accomplished according to the originally financial analysis plan.
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Chiang Mai City Arts & Cultural Center
April 15, 2008
“A Museum” is a highly considered building to remake stories of passing time as the origins of today’s rich historical records, in addition to a collection of beautiful ancient objects. Nevertheless not many people realize the value and importance of our ancestors practices in former times. Such lack of interest among locals may conceptualize the museum to become the site only of priceless knowledge to which we never open our hearts to learn. As a native of Chiding Mai it is a great opportunity for us to investigate our ancient Lanna roots at Chiding Mai City Arts & Cultural Center We are very honored for the warm welcome by the Mayor of Chiang Mai Mr.Boonlert Buranupakorn.
A long pathway on a wide terrace to the unique and elegant museum that specifically belongs to Chiang Mai residents we are told of its historical backgrounded of 1oo years As the dwelling house of the Northern rulers this site was very large covering Wat Sadue Muang the central temple of Chiang Mai around 700 years ago. Later on governors from Bangkok arrived here to reform the ruling order and seek an appropriate site for the central administrative office. Princess Dararasamee an
Prince Inthawarorot devoted this area to locate the central administrative office of northern Thailand in the reign of King Rama 6. After the country’s reformation in 1932, the office then became the Chiang Mai City Hall until it moved to relocate on Chotana road in Maerim district. The Chiang Mai Municipality and scholars together with private organizations jointly renovated the building to the present museum as the center for conservation tourism in Chiang Mails inner old city. The building was under budget supported and approval to be used in 1997. Additional restore lion and construction for exhibitions was complete in 2002
The Chiang Mai City Arts and Culture Centre was created to help local people understand the city’s historical importance, to help them understand their roots, and to foster a sense of pride in their identity in order to preserve the beauty of local customs and culture. In addition, the centre contributes to conservational tourism by preserving the heritage of the old city centre and giving visitors the opportunity to know and understand the city of Chiang Mai
Location : Prapokklao Rd., T.Sriphum, A.Muang, Chiang Mai 50200
Tel : 0-5321-7793, 0-5321-9833 Fax : 0-5321-9833
Website : www.chiangmaicitymuseum.org