Chiang Rai

Chiang Rai   จังหวัดเชียงราย

Chiang Rai  is the northernmost province (changwat) of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from east clockwise) Phayao, Lampang and Chiang Mai. In the north it borders Shan State of Myanmar and Bokeo of Laos.

     The majority of the population are generally ethnic Thai, but 12.5% of the population belong to the hill tribes, a minority in the North of Thailand. A minority are of Chinese descent, mainly descendants of the Kuomintang soldiers who settled in the region, notably Santikhiri.

The province is subdivided in 18 districts (amphoe). These are further subdivided into 124 subdistricts (tambon) and 1510 villages (muban).

1.Mueang Chiang Rai
2.Wiang Chai
3.Chiang Khong
4.Thoeng
5.Phan
6.Pa Daet
7.Mae Chan
8.Chiang Saen
9.Mae Sai
10.Mae Suai
11.Wiang Pa Pao
12.Phaya Mengrai
13.Wiang Kaen
14.Khun Tan
15.Mae Fa Luang
16.Mae Lao
17.Wiang Chiang Rung
18.Doi Luang

Destination
Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park (Rai Mae Fah Luang) is located at Pa Ngiw Village, about 5 kilometers from the city
center. It was founded by the late Princess Mother, who bought a 140 rai plot to set up a center for developing the youths
from rural areas under the supervision of the Mae Fah Luang Foundation. The garden is a park cum museum preserving Lanna
cultural objects.
Doi Tung (ดอยตุง) is a revered mountain which includes the Doi Tung Palace and the Mae Fa Luang Flower Garden. The Wat
Phra That Doi Tung Holy Relic, an old religious site on top of the mountain, is about 2,000 metres above sea level.
Wat Rong Khun (วัดร่องขุ่น): This temple was designed and built by artist Chaloemchai Khositphiphat. A white ordination hall –
Phra Ubosot - is decorated with silver glittering pieces of mirrors. There are large mural paintings of the Lord Buddha in
different gestures.
The Golden Triangle (สามเหลี่ยมทองคำ), locally called "Sop Ruak", is where the Mekhong meets the Ruak River and also where
the borders of three countries, Laos, Burma and Thailand, meet together. There are remains of many ancient places and
structures attesting to the area having been settled by people in the past.
Doi Mae Salong (ดอยแม่สลอง) is home to a community settled by remnants of the 93rd Division of the Republic of China
Army, who moved out of Yunnan province, China, in to Burma and after to Thai territory at the end of the Chinese Civil War in
1949. Today the town is a tourist attraction renowned for its tea and its small-town ambience on high hills.
Wat Phra Kaeo (วัดพระแก้ว) once housed Thailand's most revered Buddha image, the Emerald Buddha. It was discovered in
1444. The statue had been moved by various state rulers to be placed in their respective capitals as a symbol of dominance,
including Lampang, Chiang Rai and Vientiane before finally enshrined in Bangkok's Wat Phra Kaeo during the reign of King
Rama I of the Rattanakosin period.
Kok River (แม่น้ำกก) flows through the town of Chiang Rai and is 130 kilometres long. Long-tailed boats and cruises can be
made from town to travel. Hilltribe villages in the area are popular with travelers.
Amphoe Mae Sai: Mae Sai (แม่สาย), borders on Burma's Tachileik (ท่าขี้เหล็ก) marked by the Mae Sai River with a bridge
spanning both sides. The area has a market selling lots of different goods.
Doi Nang Non (ดอยนางนอน), "sleeping woman mountain", is unusual land feature located in Mae Chan district on the western
side of the highway between Chiang Rai and Mae Sai.[3] The silhouette of the mountain range takes the shape of a reclining
woman when seen from certain angles. There is a viewpoint at Mae Chan, from where this land feature can be observed best.
Chiang Saen (เชียงแสน): an ancient town which once served as the main town before King Mengrai established Chiang Rai as
the capital of the Lanna Kingdom in 1262. Traces of old double city walls and many other antiquities still remain in and outside
the district town. The attractions include Chiang Saen National Museum (พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติเชียงแสน), Wat Phra That Chedi
Luang (วัดพระธาตุเจดีย์หลวง) and Wat Pa Sak (วัดป่าสัก). Phu Chi Fa (ภูชี้ฟ้า): There is a trail which leads from a parking lot up
to the viewing point on the top of this mountain, a distance of 1.8 kilometres. From the sheer cliff of Phu Chi Fa, views,

especially the sea of clouds at sunrise, can be seen. The cool climate produces flowering shrubs of various species.

เพลงเกี่ยวกับจังหวัดเชียงราย
- เชียงรายรำลึก - สุริยัน บุญยศ
- 750 ปีเมืองเชียงราย
- บปผาเชียงราย - กิตตินันทน์ ไสยวรรณ์
- ฉันรักเชียงราย - กิตตินันทน์ ไสยวรรณ์
- เชียงรายถิ่นแดนงาม - นพคุณ พิมพายน
- เชียงรายไอรักอุ่นใจ - สาโรจน์ ธรรมทวีนันท์
- ไม้ใจเชียงราย - สุทธิกานต์
- เชียงใหม่หรือเชียงราย - สุทธิกานต์
- คิดถึงเชียงราย - อภิสิทธฺ์ โคธิเสน
- ตะวันลับที่เชียงราย - สุนารี ราชสีมา
- Night of Chiang Rai  - ณัฐพร วังวิญญู
- เจียงฮาย - หมอก เมืองหนาว
- ดอยตุง  - กิตติคุณ เธียรสงค์
- สาวเจียงฮาย - ว.วัชญาน์
- แม่สาย - ศรีสุดา เริงใจ
- แม่สาย - คาราบาว
- สาวป่าบง