Hello friends! Are you ready for more adventures and traveling? Because today we’re taking a trip to the Thai city of Chiang Mai!
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The ancient city of Chiang Mai and what is the flying lantern festival?
Did you know the flying lanterns festival is celebrated in Chiang Mai? Maybe you have seen this festival before, here it’s known as Yee Peng and it’s usually celebrated in November. During this magic night, thousands of flying lamps decorate the dark sky. It’s so beautiful!
Chiang Mai is a Northern Thailand province located some 434 miles (700 km) away from the country’s capital, Bangkok. This city is so popular that it’s even known by the locals as the second capital of Thailand.
Chiang Mai is an ancient 13th-century city with over 700 years of history. So as you can imagine, it has a great rich culture. In fact, there are more than 300 Buddhist temples in the city, more than any other city in Thailand!
And one of these ancient temples is Wat Rong Khun, also known as the white temple. This majestic place is a very popular tourist attraction and, of course, it is possible to do a day tour if you visit Chiang Mai!
If you travel a little to the north of Chiang Mai, you can meet some of the hill tribes. There are at least 10 different hill tribes in Northern Thailand and they have their own sophisticated systems of customs, laws, and beliefs. One of these customs is the use of big rings on girls’ necks to make them larger.
New things to try in Chiang Mai
Speaking of trying new things, Chiang Mai is definitely the place to do that. And a great example is visiting the Elephant Sanctuaries! There are over 50 of them around Chiang Mai and other Northern Thai regions. There are almost 3000 domesticated elephants in all of Thailand, and in these sanctuaries, you can get to meet them very, very up close.
Surrounded by several beautiful mountains, Chiang Mai is just a great place to have some outdoors fun. And with their more than 50 national parks where you can even do some camping, there’s no doubt you’ll have a great time!
But what if all you want is just to sit down and relax? Then the coffee shops are a great option for you! They are everywhere in Chiang Mai and their coffee is great. But the best part has to be the natural decoration. Imagine having a tasty warm drink while being surrounded by beautiful plants and trees!
Chiang Mai is not only known for its beautiful nature, elephants, and temples, but also for its markets and bazaars! Chiang Mai is truly a shopper paradise as there are both traditional markets and modern shopping malls around the city. Like the popular Night Bazaar (alongside Anusarn Market & Kalare Night Market), Malin Plaza Night Market, Saturday Night Market, Sunday Walking Street, Warorot Market, etc, for bargain shopping. Here you can find all sorts of things, like food, spices, beautiful traditional clothing, fruit, handicrafts, and even some paintings!
Yeah, you can even find some toys here.
Well, friends. Those are some of the things you can find in Chiang Mai. If you want to visit this wonderful place, remember to pack some light clothing because the weather here is mostly Tropical.
Ciao friends!
