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Chiang Mai

Located in the north of Thailand, Chiang Mai is the country’s second largest and second oldest city. As such, it provides an excellent base from which to discover the culture of Thailand. Hundreds of temples are scattered throughout, and anywhere visitors go, they are sure to see pagodas peeking up over the tree line. Visible from all over the city, Doi Suthep Mountain features the most dignified temple of the area on the fringe of the city center. 

Shopping is certainly an option here, especially for those looking for handicrafts, delicate carvings, silk, and original artwork. Other than the typical tourist finds of shopping and popular sites, guests can also really immerse themselves in the city by enrolling in cooking, language, yoga, or massage classes. Guided meditation retreats to mountain monasteries, trips to conservation projects such as the Elephant Nature Park, and homestays in remote hill-tribe villages are also very popular for visitors of Chiang Mai. 

In the evenings, international restaurants and nightclubs can be found throughout the town. Riverside clubs, the hostess bars of Loy Kroh, and the ultra-chic lounges on Nimmanhemin Road all provide fantastic opportunities to celebrate the memorable experiences gained while in Chiang Mai. 

Those traveling to Chiang Mai will be served by Chiang Mai International Airport.

Be sure to check out the interactive map of Chiang Mai for information on hotel locations, attractions, and must-see destinations.

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History of Chiang Mai

History of Lanna (Chiang Mai)

The Ping River Valley was long a trading route between Yunnan and the Chao Phraya basin.
Evidence from archeological remains has shown that early inhabitants used iron tools in the valley at least two thousand years ago. These early people, who came to be known as the Lawa, were later supplanted by the Mon of the Dvaravati period (6- 10th centuries). Drawn by trade along the river, the Mon chose the wide, fertile valley to found Haripunchai (Lamphun), in the eighth century. It was the first city-state with a "high culture" in the valley.
The rich valley also attracted King Mangrai, a powerful Tai leader, who captured Haripunchai and then founded his "new capital" - Chiang Mai - in 1296.
He chose a site typical for a Tai city - at the foot of a mountain that provided both water and timber.
Chiang Mai was the capital of the kingdom of Lanna (the kingdom of a million fields), which enjoyed a golden age throughout the 15th century. During this age the powerful inland kingdom came to control most of what now constitutes northern Thailand, north-western Laos, the eastern Shan states of Burma and Xishuangbanna in southern Yunnan. The religion of the kingdom -Theravada Buddhism - gave rise to a cultural wealth whose influence was to be felt beyond the kingdom's boundaries down the centuries.
However, Lanna was caught between the Burmese, united under King Bayinnaung of Pegu, and the Siamese Thai of Ayutthaya. Lanna fought several times against Ayutthaya in the 14th and 15th centuries, draining the strength of the kingdom. Weakened by internal struggles for the throne and by oppression, the city fell to the Burmese forces of King Bayinnaung in 1558.
For over two centuries (1558-1774) Chiang Mai was under Burmese control. The fortunes of Chiang Mai declined for the Burmese exploited the city-state for military purposes in their wars with Ayutthaya. Rebellion brought suppression.
Eventually northern Thai forces allied with the Siamese drove the Burmese out, but Chiang Mai was so weak that it was totally abandoned.
With Siamese help, Chao Kawila of Lampang repopulated Chiang Mai with local people and with Tai Yai (Shan), Tai Khoen from Kengtung, and Tai Yong from Muang Yong east of Kengtung; he formally re-established Chiang Mai in 1796. To this day many of the people of Chiang Mai and Lamphun find their ethnic origins in the Tai groups who came here under Kawila.
Allied to the Siamese Thai, Chiang Mai gained strength.
During the 19th century increasing Western interests in the teak forests of the north, however, forced King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) of Siam to take over the administration in 1892. In the second half of the century, the first Westerners as well as large numbers of overseas Chinese established themselves in the valley.

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Economic integration with Siam, (which came to be named Thailand in 1949) became firmer with the opening of the railway in 1921. However, the historical trade routes to the north - to Jinghong in Xishuangbanna prefecture of Yunnan and Kengtung in Myanmar - have been blocked by political barriers for much of the century.
Thus Chiang Mai remained a quiet city until tourism brought the development boom of the seventies and eighties.
The last twenty years has seen the development of the modern city and consumer work culture. The growth of the Bangkok metropolis to saturation has partly encouraged this. The present population of Chiang Mai province totals almost 1.5 million people, with well over 200,000 making their home in Chiang Mai area. Plans to reopen trade routes that link Chiang Mai to its original sphere of influence as the capital of Lanna provide a bright prospect for Chiang Mai 700 years after its foundation.

Picture	Hotels	Class	Location	Price
	Angkhang Nature Chiangmai		Angkhang	1,631 THB
	Arun Tara Hotel Chaing Mai		Chiang Mai City	2,169 THB
	Assaradevi Villas & Spa Chiang Mai		Hangdong	1,433 THB
	At Niman Conceptual Home Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	2,358 THB
	At Pingnakorn Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	991 THB
	Ayatana Hamlet & Spa Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	1,886 THB
	Baan Gong Kham Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	943 THB
	Baan Klang Doi Resort & Spa Chiang Mai		Hangdong	754 THB
	Baan Namping Riverside Village Chiang Mai		Saraphee	1,274 THB
	Baan Rai Lanna Resort Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	1,132 THB
	Baan Saen Doi Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	2,358 THB
	Ban Sabai Spa Village Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	1,226 THB
	Bann Tazala Exclusive Residence Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	2,169 THB
	Belle Villa Resort		Hangdong	1,603 THB
	Bodhi Serene Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	2,546 THB
	Botanic Resort Chiang Mai		Mae Rim-Samoeng	943 THB
	Bua Saree Resort Chiang Mai		Saraphee	1,202 THB
	Buaraya Hotel Chiang Mai		Ampur Muang	708 THB
	Bulun Buri Resort Chiang mai		Hangdong	434 THB
	Buri Gallery House Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	1,019 THB
	Calvary Resort Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	1,274 THB
	Calvary Resort Chiang Mai		Mae Rim	1,274 THB
	Centara Duangtawan Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	1,179 THB
	Chiang Mai Gate		Chiang Mai City	688 THB
	Chiang Mai Hills hotel		Huay Kaew	802 THB
	Chiang Mai Orchid Hotel		Huay Kaew	1,179 THB
	Chiang Mai Plaza Hotel		Chiang Mai City	1,132 THB
	D2 Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	3,809 THB
	De Chai The Colonial Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	1,839 THB
	De Naga Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	2,549 THB
	Downtown Inn Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	708 THB
	Eco Resort Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	918 THB
	Eurasia Chiang Mai Hotel		Chiang Mai City	1,359 THB
	Fern Paradise Baan Suan San Sai Chiang Mai		Sansai	2,124 THB
	Fondcome Village Resort Chiang Mai		Hangdong	1,226 THB
	Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai		Mae Rim	12,816 THB
	Fuengfah Riverside Garden Resort Chiang Mai		Mae Rim	2,294 THB
	Furama Chiang Mai		Huay Kaew	1,037 THB
	Galare Guesthouse Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	671 THB
	Gassan Khuntan Golf & Resort Chiang Mai		San Kamphaeng	1,132 THB
	Gassan Lake City Golf & Resort Chiang Mai		Saraphee	1,132 THB
	Golden Cupids Hotel Chiang Mai		Sansai	1,358 THB
	Green Lake Resort Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	849 THB
	Holiday Garden Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	660 THB
	Horizon Village & Resort Chiang Mai		Doi Saket	1,226 THB
	Imm Hotel Thaphae Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	708 THB
	Jirung Health Village Hotel Chiang Mai		Mae Rim	3,489 THB
	Kantary Hills Chiang Mai Hotel		Chiang Mai City	2,141 THB
	Kao Mai Lanna Resort		Huay Kaew	1,415 THB
	kiree Thara Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	1,320 THB
	Krisdadoi Chiangmai Aprime Resort		Hangdong	1,037 THB
	Lanna Boutique Resort Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	566 THB
	Lanna Mantra Hotel Chiang Mai		Parton	1,415 THB
	Lanna Palace 2004 Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	991 THB
	Le Meridien Chiang Mai Hotel		Chiang Mai City	3,206 THB
	Lotus Hotel Pang Suan Kaew Chiang Mai		Huay Kaew	1,104 THB
	Maekok River Village Hotel Chiang Mai		Mae Ai	2,169 THB
	Manathai Village ChiangMai		Chiang Mai City	2,546 THB
	Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	11,837 THB
	Maninarakorn Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	754 THB
	Marisa Boutique Resort & Spa Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	1,132 THB
	Mercure Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	1,037 THB
	Na Thapae Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	962 THB
	Noble Place Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	566 THB
	Palm Springs Hotel & City Resort Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	754 THB
	Parasol Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	867 THB
	People Place Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	538 THB
	Pornping Hotel Chiang mai		Chiang Mai City	935 THB
	Prince Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	680 THB
	Puripunn Baby Grand Boutique Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	3,263 THB
	Rachamankha Flora House Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	849 THB
	RarinJinda Wellness Spa Resort Chiangmai		Chiang Mai City	4,715 THB
	RatiLanna Riverside Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	3,568 THB
	Rawee Waree Resort & Spa Chiang Mai		A.Maetang	2,641 THB
	Rimping Village Chiangmai		Chiang Mai City	2,075 THB
	Royal Lanna Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	896 THB
	Royal Princess Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	1,780 THB
	Royalping Garden & Resort Chiang Mai		A.Maetang	1,132 THB
	Shangri-La Chiang Mai Hotel		Chiang Mai City	3,301 THB
	Singha Montra Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	2,169 THB
	Sira Boutique Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	1,037 THB
	Sri Ping Resort Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	1,603 THB
	Star Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	680 THB
	Studio99 Serviced Apartments Chiangmai		Chiang Mai City	1,320 THB
	Suan Bua Hotel & Resort Chiang Mai		Hangdong	849 THB
	Sukantara Cascade Resort Chiang Mai		Mae Rim	3,961 THB
	Tamarind Village Hotel		Chiang Mai City	3,206 THB
	Tarin Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	802 THB
	The Empire Residence Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	1,037 THB
	The Grand Napat Apartment Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	1,226 THB
	The Imperial Chiang Mai Resort & Sport Club		Mae Rim	1,359 THB
	The Imperial Mae Ping Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	1,614 THB
	The International Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	462 THB
	The Park Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	802 THB
	The Rachamankha Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	4,432 THB
	The Small Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	1,085 THB
	U Hotel Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	3,831 THB
	Veranda The High Resort & Spa Chiangmai		Hangdong	5,013 THB
	Yaang Come Village Resort Chiang Mai		Chiang Mai City	3,867 THB