Chiang Rai
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Chiang Rai is the northernmost major city in Thailand, with a population of about 200,000 people. It is located in Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai Province. Chiang Rai was established as a capital city in the reign of King Mangrai, in 1262 CE.
Sadue Mueang, omphalos of the city
Chiang Rai Clock Tower in Wiang Mueang area
Phi Pan Nam Range
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The Phi Pan Nam Range, also Pee Pan Nam, is a 400 km (249 mi) long system of mountain ranges in the eastern half of the Thai highlands. The range lies mostly in Thailand, although a small section in the northeast is within Sainyabuli and Bokeo provinces of Laos.
The Phi Pan Nam Range and the Yom River in Long District, Phrae Province
NASA picture of the Phi Pan Nam Mountains in Mueang Phrae District showing the deforestation of lowland areas
Hmong girls playing a ball game at Ban Phaya Phipak, Thoeng District, Chiang Rai Province
Melastoma malabathricum, Thai: โคลงเคลงขี้นก Khlong Khe Long Khi Nok, a flower seasonally carpeting wide areas of grassland on the higher slopes of the range.