Amazing Thailand

To the foreign and Thai visitor, southern Thailand has a lot to offer: lush tropical islands, dazzling palm-fringed beaches, coral reefs teeming with colorful marine life, picturesque fishing villages with distinctive handpainted boats, steep but not necessarily high hills that could be defined as enormous rocks, often more than 100 meters high spread through plains of rice fields, numerous caves, remote National Parks, scenic wildlife sanctuaries, historic cities and the juxtaposition of Buddhist temples and Islamic mosques.

By far most famous destination is the island of Phuket, with a well developed tourisitc infrastructurd and its own international airport. For the more hippie type of travelers, Ko Samui has long been a favorite destination, But more and more other destinations, such as Krabe Province, have been discovered in recent years by those visitors to the Kingdom who like places where tourists are not as massed as on Phuket.

 

Chian Rai city is the capital of Chiang Rai Porvince, Thailand's most northern province, about 758 km from Bangkok and at an average elevation of 580 m above sea level, Its area, mostly mountains, is 11,678 sqkm and divided into 12 districts and 1 sub-district. The most important river is the Mae Kok which is about 130 km long and flows through Chiang Rai city

Chaing Rai was fonded in 1262 by King Mengrai (see Chian Mai). At the end of the 13th century, for around 30 years, Chiang Rai was the capital of the Lannatai Kingdom. Later the city was conquered by Burma and remained under Burmese rule for several hundred years. It was not until 1786 that Chiang Rai became Thai territory. It was proclaimed a province during the reign of King Rava VI in 1910

Chaing Rai is famous for its tasty lychees and the Gloden Triangle in Chiang Saen district where the borders of Thailand , Laos and Burma converge.

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