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unusual facts about Northern Thailand


Hotel Angel

Malee is a farm girl from Northern Thailand who decides to sneak away to Bangkok with her boyfriend, Chate, but shortly after arriving, Chate disappears and Malee finds herself held captive in a "love hotel".


Shan States

Shan States is an historic name for minor kingdoms (analogous to princely states of the British raj) ruled by Saopha (analogous to Thai royal title Chao Fa Prince or Princess) in large areas of today's Burma (Myanmar), China's Yunnan Province, Laos and Northern Thailand from the late 13th century until mid-20th century.


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Giant Nuthatch

In northern Thailand they were found to use Pinus kesiya stands both for foraging as well as for nesting.

Hoya kerrii

A specimen was collected by Arthur Francis George Kerr 1910 in or 1911 in the Doi Suthep mountains west of Chiang Mai (Northern Thailand) at an altitude of 390 m above sea level.

Masanobu Fukuoka

She then organised a visit by Fukuoka to the Kut Chum District of northern Thailand, which, together with his books, were influential in the rapid and widespread adoption of organic and chemical-free rice farming in the district.

Ngao

Ngao River, a river in Northern Thailand, tributary of the Yom River

Song Khwae

Song Khwae District is a district (Amphoe) in the northwestern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.

Starfish Country Home School Foundation

The foundation’s principal offices are located outside the Mae Taeng District, about 45 km (27 miles) north of the city of Chiangmai in northern Thailand.

Stephania crebra

It is one of 15 Stephania found only in northern Thailand, specifically in the province of Chiang Mai.

Tazaungdaing festival

In Shan State, particularly in Taunggyi, hot air balloons lit with candles, are released to celebrate the full moon day, similar to Yi Peng celebrations in Northern Thailand.

Wat Aranyawiwake

Wat Aranyawiwake (Thai script: วัดอรัญญวิเวก, RTGS: Wat Aranyawiwek), also known as Wat Ban Pong (Thai script: วัดบ้านปง) is a monastery ("Wat") in the Thai Forest Tradition of the Theravada lineage of Buddhism located in Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand.