Chiang Rai - TourismThailand.org - Tourism Authority of Thailand
Chiang Rai - TourismThailand.org - Tourism Authority of Thailand
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Wat Phrathat Chom Chan (วัดพระธาตุจอมจันทร�) is located in Tambon<br />
San Sai. The temple was constructed by Khruba Thip in 1915. One<br />
night in a dream, he saw a beam <strong>of</strong> light rising toward the sky and<br />
green lights glittering over a hill for a while. Next morning, he went<br />
to explore the hill and found that it was a good place with a<br />
surrounding ditch and no parts <strong>of</strong> it connecting to any other hills<br />
around the area. Thus, he invited the villagers to jointly build a chedi<br />
(pagoda). In 1925, monk’s cells, a Wihan (image hall), and a Sala<br />
(pavilion) were constructed, and the temple was named Wat<br />
Phrathat Chom Chan. The temple had dwelling monks until 1937<br />
when a forest fire burned down the pavilion and monk’s cells,<br />
leaving only the image hall and the chedi. Therefore, the faithful<br />
villagers built a new temple on the lower ground, 300 m away from<br />
the old site. Since then the temple was deserted until 1999, when it<br />
has been renovated. For further details, contact Tel: 0 5377 2129.<br />
Mae Chan Valley (ไร�แม�จัน วาเลย�) is located at 23 Mu 9, Ban Pa Miang,<br />
Tambon Pa Tueng. This agro-tourism site <strong>of</strong>fers knowledge about<br />
how to operate a vineyard and a tea plantation, as well as how to<br />
produce wine and Oolong tea. A guided tour is provided for<br />
visitors to see production procedures from planting tea and<br />
grapes to processing. Visitors will also be introduced to the<br />
production process as well as wine and tea sampling. It was a<br />
winner <strong>of</strong> the 7 th <strong>Thailand</strong> <strong>Tourism</strong> Awards in 2008: Award <strong>of</strong><br />
Outstanding Performance in the category <strong>of</strong> agro-tourism sites.<br />
For more information, contact Tel: 0 5391 4999, 0 2236 0039<br />
www.maechanwinery.com<br />
Amphoe Mae Sai<br />
About 61 kilometres from the province on Highway No. 110 is<br />
<strong>Thailand</strong>’s northern-most district. Mae Sai (แม�สาย), borders on<br />
Myanmar’s Tha Khi Lek (ท�าขี้เหล็ก)<br />
marked by the Mae Sai River with a<br />
bridge spanning both sides. Foreign visitors are allowed to cross<br />
over to the Tha Khi Lek market by presenting their passports and<br />
paying a fee at the Mae Sai immigration checkpoint. For more<br />
details, Tel: 0 5373 1008-9 www.maesaiimm.com. In addition, there<br />
are tour services up to <strong>Chiang</strong> Tung in Myanmar which is some 160<br />
kilometres to the north by road.<br />
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