Located in the heart of the city, Chiang Mai City Arts & Cultural Centre is designated as the regional center of Northern art & culture. The museum is replaced in an old elegant architectural building which was used as the central administrative office and later the Provincial Hall of Chiang Mai.
Chiang Mai City Arts & Cultural Centre is the history of Chiang Mai region museum documenting the background information from past to present of the history and culture of the region.
The museum exhibits many informative exhibitions of Chiang Mai City divided into 15 rooms with the help of multimedia to help you know more easier. The exhibitions are Chiang Mai Today, The Prehistory of Chiang Mai, The Civilizations of Two Valleys, Establishing the City, Environment and Culture, The Past 100 Years, Good Aspects of Chiang Mai, The Historical Building, The Rulers of chiang Mai, Life on the Banks of River, People of the Old City, Buddhism, Bai Sri Toon Phra Kwan, Agricultural Society,and Mountain People.
This musuem are opened from Tuesday to Sunday from 08.30-17.00 hrs. and will be closed on Monday for every week. To get there, it is very easy by telling the public Red Truck to the museum. For the admission fee, it is 90 baht for adult and just only 40 baht for student.
It is necessary to get to know more information of visiting city on your travel as much as possible. To know it and love Chiang Mai more, I suggest this museum to be your learning museum of the city when visiting Chiang Mai.
Located in Fang district, away from hustle and bustle in Chiang Mai city, Doi Ang Khang, or Ang Khang Mountain is exceptionally abundance of natural resources. Feeling a fresh cool running through your skin and standing on the mountain scenery surrounded by a peaceful and quiet atmosphere of the vast nature, this is the feeling moment which you are completely connected to the nature on Doi Ang Khang. The popular activities on Doi Ang Khang are bird watching, mountain biking, trekking and camping.
Also Doi Ang Khang is a side of the Royal Ang Khang Research Station which is an agricultural project station and is the destination of all visitors where you can see a vast array of flowers and plants adorning and can buy fresh products here. Many hill tribe people living on the Doi Ang Khang enable you to learn another side of the world – sufficient life. So, Doi Ang Khang always welcomes all visitors to touch the nature, soothing a fresh air and being embraced by sparkling stars at night.
How to get there:
Take Route 107 from Chiang Mai to Chom Thong and turn right at Route 1009 to the kilometers of 48 along the route. Then continue driving to Doi Ang Khang.
If you have a plan to visit Chiang Mai, the northern city which is rich in cultural and traditional aspects, you shouldn’t miss these important temples in Chiang Mai which they can tell you a historical background of Chiang Mai and bring you a sublime good fortune.
1. Wat Chiang Mun (Chiang Mun Temple) is the first temple built in Chiang Mai located on Rajpakinai Road. It is very famous in its oldest fine artworks and a tiny crystal Buddha.
2. Wat Duang Dee (Duang Dee Temple) is well-known in its local Northern Thailand architectural style and the fine crafts.
3. Wat Chedi Luang (Chedi Luang Temple) means the temple of big stupa and is rich in ancient Northern architectural and fine arts aspects.
4. Wat Phra Singh (Phra Singh Temple) is an important temple in Chiang Mai which it is a place of many important and worth architectural artworks.
5. Wat Muen Ngern Kong (Muen Ngern Kong Temple) is an Northern architectural style temple. It is believed to be a residence of the high ranking in the past.
6. Wat Dub Phai (Dub Phai Temple) is believed by its name that it can put out all people’s sufferings and fates by bathing from temple’s holy well.
7. Wat Mor Khum Tuang (Mor Khum Tuang Temple) is famous in astrology in Chiang Mai and its artifacts.
8. Wat Loi Khro (Loi Khro Temple) is rich in its Northern art aspects of ubosot, pagoda, and temple.
9. Wat Chai Mongkol (Chai Mongkol Temple) is well-known in its fine Burmese-Mon art aspects and mural paintings.
Bungy jump is considered as a challenging and exciting thing to do. Many people might think that it is a dangerous activity, but it is not. Jumpy Bungy in Thailand has an excellent safety record. You will surely have a great experience if you give a try. Many people love to get high adrenaline, and by doing bungy jump will absolutely get the “adrenaline high”.
At the X- Centre, the Jungle Bungy Jump is about 50 meters high. From the top, you will see the magnificent scene of the Chiang Mai countryside. Well, if you think that 50 meters sounds not quite high to you, just look down from the top and you will see the ant-sized of people beneath.
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Located about two and a half hour away from Chiang Mai city center, Mae Cham gradually develop its popularity among visitors due to its well-preserved culture and local lifestyles. Apart from being home to a number of artisans, Mae Cham is surrounded by ranges of greenery mountains including Doi Inthanon, the highest mountain of Thailand.
A great diversity of minor ethnicity in Mae Cham including Lua, Pakakayor, Hmong, and Lisu creates wonderful cultural diversity of arts and crafts that can only be found in the area. These unique arts and crafts is unique in styles making it received a high demand among collectors and visitors.
Pha Sin Teen Jok is one of the most famous weaving textile of Mae Cham, distinctive in its ornaments on the hem of tube-skirts. The weaving is not only a job to generate income to all the household, but it is also a vital part of their way of living.
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Known as Doi Luang or Doi Ang ka in the past, Doi Inthanon is considered as the highest mountain in Thailand.
Doi Inthanon is situated at 2,565 meter above sea level. So, the weather at this famous natural park is remaining cold throughout the year, particularly on the peak of the National Park. In winter, the temperature here is under 0„ ac, and is also still cold on the top in summer. Hence, it is recommended that you put on thick clothes when you are up there.
Set as the country’s importance heritage, the forest in the park has been preserved from generations to generations. Moist Evergreen Forest, Pine forest, and Mixed Deciduous Forest are the forests in Doi- Inthanon. Beautiful flowers such as vanda orchid, phycastylis, and rhododendron are also grown here. Also, Sphagnum Moss and osmanda are also found in the park.
The park has the largest number of bird species because of the broad altitudinal range and the cold climate of this Natural park.
So, if you are looking for a place in Chiang Mai where you can spend a vacation, think of Doi Inthanon National Park as your number one choice.
