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One of Chiang Mai’s main landmarks, the golden-spired Wat Prathat Doi Suthep temple sits atop a mountain peak.
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Chiang Mai has a reputation as the place to buy traditional Thai handicrafts. This is, to a great extent true, partly because the area around Chiang Mai- that of the mountainous north - is inhabited mostly by hill tribes, most of who have a culturally rich lifestyle which they refuse to exchange for modernity.
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There is a lot you can do in the way of outdoor activities in Chiang Mai.
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The mountains surrounding Chiang Mai have the scope for a lot of interesting discoveries- the villages of the local hill tribes are a storehouse of traditional arts and crafts, and most of the villagers are friendly, hospitable people who are more than willing to welcome you into their communities.
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Chiang Mai may not be able to offer as wide a range of eating-houses as Bangkok, but you won’t have to go hungry either.
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Chiang Mai Flower Festival is held in February where all the roads in the city filled with colorful arrays of floral fantasy.
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