Doi Mae Salong

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rdf:langString Doi Mae Salong and Santikhiri town on the ridge

rdf:langString Doi Mae Salong (Thai: ดอยแม่สลอง) is a hill of Dan Lao range in Chiang Rai province, Thailand 6 km. from the border with Burma. This mountain rises in Mae Fa Luang District. Its summit is near the town of Santikhiri which is built on the ridge. Established in 1997 as the name Doi Mae Salong and this place is Mae Salong Nok sub-distinct. The height of this hill is about 950–1200 meters and the area is around 115.26 square meters and it is far away from Bangkok about 886 kilometers. Doi Mae Salong has nice weather throughout the year, It is coldest during December to January and also appropriate periods for travel. There are many tourist attractions. For temples such as Prabaromathat Chedi Srinakarindra Satismahasantikiri which is located on the highest of the hill. The monument is Tuan Cemetery, which is a Chinese army monument. The most famous places in Doi Mae Salong are tea plantations. for example, Tea plantation 101 and Wang Put Tan. For recommendations, tourists must taste Oolong tea at these places. The town at Doi Mae Salong is called Santi Khiri village. There is a small town where most of them are native Chinese but there are also differences in the 7 nationalities that we can classify into 3 large groups. This difference of nationalities caused by in the past this place was a settlement of the Chinese army which is The Kuomintang army in1961 after having been expelled from Burma. They help the Thai government to fight local communists in Thailand. Then, they were allowed to live in Doi Mae Salong and also have citizenship as Thai people.

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