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As the phrase "Thai stilt house" suggests, one universal aspect of Thailand's traditional architecture is the elevation of its buildings on stilts, most commonly to around head height. The houses were raised due to heavy flooding during certain parts of the year, and in more ancient times, predators.
Rice paddies and recently cleared forest land along Rte 1263, Mae Chaem district. Mueang Chaem was created in 1908, [1] consisting of the tambons Mae Thap, Tha Pha, Chang Khoeng, and Mae Suek split off from Chom Thong.
Chang Khlan (Thai: ช้างคลาน) is a tambon (subdistrict) of Mueang Chiang Mai District in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, and a neighbourhood of the city of Chiang Mai. It lies east and southeast of the historic walled city, alongside the west bank of the Ping River , with its main throughfare Chang Khlan Road running north–south ...
San Kamphaeng (Thai: สันกำแพง, pronounced [sǎn kām.pʰɛ̄ːŋ]; Northern Thai: สันก่ำแปง, pronounced [sǎn kàm.pɛ̄ːŋ]) is a district of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand.
Mae Ai (Thai: แม่อาย, pronounced [mɛ̂ː ʔāːj]) is the northernmost district of Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand. History The minor ...
Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) San Pa Tong, Mae Wang, Samoeng, Mae Rim, Mueang Chiang Mai, Saraphi of Chiang Mai Province, and Mueang Lamphun of Lamphun province. The village Ban Tawai (บ้านถวาย) in Khun Khong sub-district is known for its handicraft center, as wood carving has been a local speciality ...
Later, King Mengrai the Great ruled over Fang before building Wiang Kumkam and Chiang Mai as successive capitals of the Lanna Kingdom, beginning in 1294. [1] Prior to the new capitals, Mengrai had used Mueang Fang as a base to invade Hariphunchai. [2] In 1910, Mueang Fang was made part of Chiang Rai province, and named Mueang Fang District. [3]
Doi Saket (Thai: ดอยสะเก็ด, pronounced [dɔ̄ːj sā.kèt]; Northern Thai: ดอยสะเก๋ด, pronounced [dɔ̄ːj sā.kět]) is a district in the eastern part of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand. The district is predominantly a rural farming area, containing a mixture of rice fields on the valley floor to ...