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Hilltribes:
For
most visitors, the hilltribes are the North's most
colorful inhabitants. Each of the six principal groupings,
Hmong(Meo), Lisu, Akha, Lahu(Musur), Yao and Karen have a
distinct language incomprehensible to the others.
With
ancient origins in China, they arrived in Thailand's
northern hills in recent centuries. Despite their
differences, there is little conflict between them. No
group claims a particular area as its own and villages
intermingle and overlap throughout the North, primarily
along the borders with Burma(Myanmar).
These
major tribal groupings are sub-divided according to the
colors Blue, White, or Red of the costumes they wear. Each
has its own patterns and styles of clothing. There are
also lesser tribes like the elusive Phi Thong Luang
(Spirits of the Yellow Leaves), Lua, H-tin, Khamu, Wa.
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Phra Thart Doi Suthep :is set
amongst the peaks of Doi Suthep. It has a lovely
setting with a panoramic view of Chiangmai and
the Mae Ping River valley. Although Wat Doi
Suthep is the most recently built of the temples
dating from the Lanna Thai period, it is the
symbol of Chiangmai. The site was selected by
sending an elephant to roam at will up the
mountainside. When it reached this spot, it
trumpeted, circled three times, and kneeled down
and thus interpreted as a sign indicating and
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Sankampaeng:
Chiangmai
has long been known as Thailand's City of
Handicrafts , and here in the North in the Sankampaeng
District of Chiangmai is the heart of the handicraft
industry. Many of Thailand's major producers are located
here and you'll find all of the traditional crafts of the
old days and the new in the shops along the Chiangmai -
Sankampaeng Road.
Umbrella
Village:
The
village of Borsarng has earned renown for the art
of umbrella making for more than 200 years. Nobody knows
why umbrellas are found in this particular village or from
where the craft originated. It is widely speculated that
the skill originated in China, but who brought it to
Chiangmai and for what purpose is a mystery. In legend, it
is said that a Buddhist monk on pilgrimage to Sip song
Panna, which now forms a part of Hunan Province in China,
learned about the art which he brought back with him on
his return to the green fields and hills of Lanna.
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