An introduction to Chiang Mai - Rose of the North
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The numerous places of interest in Chiang Mai can be conveniently grouped into the following routes,
each easily accessible by car and covered within one day:
City Tour |
Doi Suthep Route |
Mae Rim-Samoeng Route |
Bosang-Sankamphaeng Route |
Doi Chiang Dao Route |
Chiang Mai-Hang Dong Route
| Chiang Mai-Chom Thong-Hot Route
| Mae Taeng-Chiang Dao-Fang
Route
meanwhile, only half an hour down the road from Chiang Mai itself, is one of the oldest cities in the region, founded - as Haripunchai - in the 7th or 8th Century. AD by the legendary Queen Chamadevi. Among its many fascinating cultural activities is the gathering of the water of allegiance and carriage in procession to Wat Phra That Haripunchai. While kon song (spirit mediums) are to be found all over the North, 
