Chiang Mai Thailand
An old city of 700 years is the land of warm hospitality and gentle manners. It is a land of mystique mist-shrouded mountain scenery, historic temples, and arts and handicrafts.
Chiang Mai, Thailand is ranked by Asia Week Magazine as the ninth most livable city in Asia, using indicators including average life expectancy, medical services, air pollution, average monthly housing rent, unemployment rate, parks and green areas, and crime rate.
Homes, condominiums, townhouses, and shops are scattered about in the old city and spread out in every direction. One of the most scenic drives in the Chiang Mai area is through Mae Sa Valley, a recently developed area that starts with a left turn at Mae Rim, about 4 kilometers out of Chiang Mai on the road to Fang.
There are moves to preserve the city’s character. Conservation measures include a ban on the building of any high-rise construction within 93 meters of a temple, thereby protecting 87% of all land within the municipal limit.
Not all the foreigners around Chiang Mai are tourists. Many live in Chiang Mai part-time or all year round. Chiang Mai residents enjoy a living environment that has all the cultural advantages of being in Bangkok but fewer disadvantages like traffic jams and air quality.
Chiang Mai is the handicraft capital of Thailand. Each of the prolific crafts seems to have its own section of the city, but a good place to get a glimpse of the entire range of crafted goods is at the exciting night bazaar on Chang Klan Road.
Chiang Mai not only celebrates more festivals than anywhere else in Thailand, but it does so with an enthusiasm that attracts tourists and native participants from all over the country.
Chiang Mai, Thailand has a slow rhythm and the relaxed, easy-going manner of a small-city charm that has remained unchanged for hundreds of years. With endless shops all over the city, there will be no shortage of perfect places to pick up elaborate decorations to feather your Chiang Mai favorite perch, whether it be your home or condominium, if you are settling in long-term.
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