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		Chiang Mai (in Thai), also sometimes written as "Chiengmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand, and is the capital of Chiang Mai Province.
		Chiang Mai International Airport receives up to 28 flights a day from Bangkok (flight time about 1 hour 10 minutes) and also serves as a local hub for services to other northern cities such as Chiang Rai, Phrae and Mae Hong Son.
		Chiang Mai Bus was recently relaunched, serving routes in and around the city.
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	Guess What
		Chiang Mai also sometimes written as "Chiengmai" or "Chiangmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in Northern Thailand, and the capital of Chiang Mai Province.
		Chiang Mai's historic strength derived from its important strategic location near a southern branch of the ancient Silk Road, and long before the modern influx of foreign visitors the city served as an important centre for handcrafted goods, umbrellas, jewellery (particularly silver) and woodcarving.
		Chiang Mai rose in both cultural, trading and economic terms to gradually adopt its current status as the unofficial capital of the north of Thailand, second only in national importance to Bangkok.
	www.topthaiadventures.com /chiangmai.php (1667 words)

	Chiang Mai Summary
		Chiang Mai is an ancient city dating back to the thirteenth century (in 1996, it celebrated its 700th birthday), when it served as the capital of Lan Na ("a million rice fields")—one of the Tai peoples' earliest kingdoms.
		Therefore, Chiang Mai, known as the "Rose of the North," is the provincial capital.
		Chiang Mai's historic strength derived from its important strategic location near a southern branch of the ancient Silk Road, and long before the modern influx of foreign visitors the city served as an important centre for handcrafted goods, umbrellas, jewellery (particularly silver) and woodcarving.
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Chiang Mai
		Chiang Mai (in Thai), also sometimes written as "Chiengmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in Northern Thailand, and the capital of Chiang Mai Province.
		Chiang Mai's historic strength derived from its important strategic location on an ancient trade route, and long before the modern influx of foreign visitors the city served as an important centre for handcrafted goods, umbrellas, jewellery (particularly silver) and woodcarving.
		Chiang Mai also has a local bus scheme that was recently relaunched; however, due to a monopoly on transport by the songthaew drivers the buses are prohibited from travelling inside the old city.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Chiang_Mai (1644 words)

	Hotels Chiang Mai
		Chiang Mai's historic strength derived from its important strategic location near a southern analogue to the ancient Silk Road, and long before the recent influx of foreign visitors the city served as an important centre for handcrafted goods, umbrellas, jewellery (particularly silver) and woodcarving.
		Chiang Mai (Thai เชียงใหม่) is the second-biggest province (''changwat'') of Thailand, located in the north of the country.
		Chiang Mai University (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่) was the first provincial university in Thailand and the first university in Thailand that is named after the city it is located in.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/100/hotels-chiang-mai.html (829 words)

	Chiang Mai, the capital of northern thailand.
		Chiang Ma i, also sometimes written as "Chiengmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in Northern Thailand, and the capital of Chiang Mai Province.
		Chiang Mai's historic strength derived from its important strategic location on an ancient trade route, and long before the modern influx of foreign visitors the city served as an important centre for handcrafted goods, umbrellas, jewellery (particularly silver) and woodcarving.
		Chiang Mai rose in both cultural, trading and economic terms to gradually adopt its current status as the unofficial capital of the north of Thailand, second only in national importance to Bangkok.
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	GoNOMAD: Chiang Mai Thailand
		Chiang Mai embodies a distinct “Lanna” identity, a blend of Chinese, Burmese, Lao, Dai and Lua cultures, brewing since the 13th century.
		A moat with partially restored fortress walls encircles the Old City, and the metropolitan area is encompassed by hilly landscapes and tribal villages that produce some of the world’s finest handcrafts.
		An area that already has over two million inhabitants, the bloom may fall off the “Rose of the North,” as the city is affectionately known, unless careful urban planning is done to offset a Bangkok-like nightmare.
	www.gonomad.com /destinations/0502/chiang_mai_thailand.html (1963 words)

	'Fun, Sun & Culture' - Luxury accommodation in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Koh Samui, Thailand - lastminute.com
		Chiang Mai is a city built on the roots of a traditional heritage that dig deep into the soil of time.
		Chiang mai is an unforgettable experience, Whether you've come for trekking, for its history or to relax in the good climate and beautiful mountainous nature, there is plenty to keep you satisfied.
		Rachamanka street is in the heart of Chiang Mai's old town, and a few steps away from the ornate temple of Wat Phra Singh, and the night bazaar is a 15-minute walk away, with its silks, wooden toys, ceramics, lacquerware, silver and jewellery and almost everything else made within a 50-mile radius.
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	Royal Orchid Holidays
		Some visitors miss the wall completely, and yet the wall of Chiang Mai is what gives the city its mood, and through its wall, it tells us something about the turbulent history of this very amazing city of the north.
		They may be headed for the city parks, to take tourists for rides, but nevertheless, they are real and they still march into the city as in the past.
		Nevertheless, perhaps often hidden from view, it's there, the grand old Chiang Mai Wall that played such an important role in the history of Southeast Asia, a wall that is dilapidated, crumbled and decayed in parts, rebuilt and new in others.
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	About Chiang mai
		Chiang Mai also sometimes written as "Chiengmai" or "Chiangmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in Northern Thailand, and the capital of Chiang Mai Province.
		Chiang Mai's historic strength derived from its important strategic location near a southern branch of the ancient Silk Road, and long before the modern influx of foreign visitors the city served as an important centre for handcrafted goods, umbrellas, jewellery (particularly silver) and woodcarving.
		While officially the city of Chiang Mai only covers the Mueang Chiang Mai district with a population of 150,000, the urban sprawl of the city extends into several neighboring district.
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	chiangmai
		''Chiang Mai is both a city and a province in Thailand.
		Chiang Mai also serves as the capital of the Chiang Mai province.Chiang Mai has become an increasingly modern city, although it lacks the cosmopolitan gloss of Bangkok.
		After this date Chiang Mai rose in both cultural, trading and economic terms to gradually adopt its current status as the capital of the north of Thailand, second only in national importance to Bangkok.
	www.dirpedia.com /chiangmai.html (1796 words)

	"Chiang Mai and Khon Kaen as Growth Poles: Regional Industrial Development in Thailand and its Implications for Urban ...
		A 1982 survey of Chiang Mai province found that 81.1 percent of all factories, 74.3 percent of all employment, and 62.3 percent of all industrial investment was in agro-industries, which employed an average of 15 workers per factory.
		A Chiang Mai doctor who had investigated some of the cases of worker illness estimated that after the deaths as many as 50 percent of the workforce at the NRIE may have quit because of health concerns and the fear that they would be next to die.
		An NESDB official noted that development of Chiang Mai city as a regional light industry hub would increase disparities between the city and rural areas in the rest of the region but argued that this should be acceptable to rural residents as long as their real incomes are rising.
	www.socsci.umn.edu /~bongman/urbansustainability/GLASSMAN.htm (11609 words)

	Feeling At Home in Chiang Mai: Thailand , Chiang Mai : People : ThingsAsian
		Chiang Mai residents will maintain that the Lanna kingdom, of which Chiang Mai was the capital, was more civilized than its southern conqueror: its people have fairer complexions and superior manners; they built more temples and fostered more art.
		Parts of Chiang Mai are ugly, or at any rate a bit rough-hewn, and this is worsened by the Thai fondness for enclosing their yards in unsightly cinderblock and mortar walls, peaked with spikes or embedded broken glass.
		Chiang Mai would of course be the capital, and the old Lanna script would be reintroduced and northern dialect taught in schools.
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	Chiang Mai History by Mr. Michael Comglas - Thailand Travel Guide
		He ruled an area that extended as far south as the Sukhotai province, as wide north as the contemporary Chinese/ Myanmar border, and as distant east as the Nan province of today.
		Chiang Mai finally had a fall from grace between the 16th and 18th centuries.
		Although Chiang Mai had had its fair share of challenges and upheavals, the worst, it seemed was yet to come.
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	Spatial Data Annalysis and GIS Applied to Study the Urban-Rural Linkage in Change Mai-Lamphun Area, Thailand
		As the major growth center for Northern Thailand- "metropolitan area" of Chiang Mai-Lamphun is most distinguishable in the region, embracing districts centers located within about 40 kilometers from the city of Chiang Mai and/or Lamphun municipality.
		Geographically, the study area is located approximately between Latitude 18°08' N and 19°06'N and Longitude 98°30'E and 99°25', with total area of 5806 km2, Administratively, the study area composes of 10 districts of Chiang Mai province and 6 districts of Lamphun province, resulting in total of 146 sub-districts or tambols (Fig.
		This findings have more spatial contexts since the urbanization in fact is concentrated mostly around the Chiang Mai city an the rapid industrialization process in the study area since 1986 appeared to have favorable impacts on employment generation for rural population.
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	Chiang Mai - WikiLeasing.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Chiang Mai has several universities, including Rachapat University, Rajamangala University of Technology, Chiang Mai University, Payap University and Maejo University -- as well as numerous technical and teacher colleges.Chiang Mai is a regional centre for a number of activities, including:
		Chiang Mai International Airport receives up to fifteen flights a day from Bangkok, and also serves as a kocal hub for services to other Northern cities such as Chiang Rai, Phrae and Mae Hong Son.
		International services also connect Chiang Mai with other regional centres, including Xian (China), Kunming (China), Luang Phrabang (Laos), Taipei (Taiwan), Singapore, Hong Kong, Yangon (Myanmar) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Tokyo (Japan).To get to cities such as Mae Hong Son or Chiang Rai a plane or bus must be used.
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	Our Ministry
		Approximately 200,000 to 500,000 prostitutes, usually from poor, rural areas, are forced to sell their bodies to help their families survive.
		Chiang Mai and Bangkok have become the Asian headquarters for many mission communities but few of these missionaries learn the difficult Thai language.
		Alan, also, took a team down to the Krabi area for a week at the end of March to minister to the children affected by the tsunami as well as help with the recovery.
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	Thailand Regions
		Chiang Mai is the principal northern city and is a good base from which to explore the surrounding countryside.
		The terrain of the region is dominated by the Chao Phraya and its tributaries and by the cultivated paddy fields.
		Metropolitan Bangkok, the focal point of trade, transport, and industrial activity, is situated on the southern edge of the region at the head of the Gulf of Thailand and includes part of the delta of the Chao Phraya system.
	www.travelvantage.com /thai_regions.html (1281 words)

	Mala Realty - About Chiang Mai and Thailand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Chiang Mai is Thailand’s 2nd largest city and the commercial hub of Northern
		Chiang Mai's most visited Buddhist temple, Wat Phra Singh is a sight to see.
		Chiang Mai being the commercial hub of one of the world’s most fertile areas,
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		Temples in Chiang Mai range stylistically from early Mon and Sukothai prototypes to Ayutthaya and Burmese-style monuments.
		Chiang Mai is a city of art and culture.
		Chiang Mai is also the gateway to the hill tribe villages.
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	Chiang Mai Thailand - A Complete Website About Chiangmai
		Chiang Mai is exciting, with many things to do and experience.
		Wat Phra That Doi Suthep This temple is Chiang Mai's most important and visible landmark, and overlooks the city from its forested mountain backdrop.
		Chiang Mai is certainly my favorite city in Thailand.
	www.thailand.chiangmai-thai.com /introduction.html (2594 words)

	Chiang Mai: the Rose of the North - JapanUpdate.com - Okinawa News, Classifieds, Events, Culture, Forums, and more!
		Chiang Mai, an ancient city founded in the late 13th century, is a paradise for those who love jungle trekking, elephant riding, bamboo rafting along a scenic river, or visiting ancient temples and archeological remains.
		Chiang Mai has its own unique Lanna culture, which is a combination of Indian, Cambodian, and Burmese cultures.
		In downtown Chiang Mai stand several preserved city walls and gates which are reminders of the old age of the city.
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	Chiangmai mail- Chiangmai 's First English Language Newspaper
		Now, as the Chiangmai Mail is born, I live near Chiang Mai and look forward to your paper becoming as interesting and informative as Pattaya Mail was (and, I suppose, is).
		I’ve read in a recent article that people living in metropolitan areas of Thailand are exposed to twice, sometimes triple the amount of carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide than people living in Europe.
		Chiang Mai has the full spectrum of restaurants, so there will be expensive ones and totally budget ones, which are reviewed.
	www.chiangmai-mail.com /002/letters.shtml (1135 words)

	Exploring Chiang Mai
		Chiang Mai has been centre of lowland Northern Thai culture that is as distinct from the ethnic traditions in the hills as it is from the Mon-Khmer heritage of Bangkok and the central Siamese Thai.
		Located at the foot of a sacred mountain at the heart of a culture based on wet-rice cultivation, Chiang Mai was the capital of a kingdom called Lan Na that rivalled Ayutthaya, the Siamese precursor to Bangkok, for 200 years.
		Chiang Mai, however, was to remain the centre of Northern Thai culture.
	www.globecorner.com /t/t35/17827.php (233 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Chiang Mai Metropolitan Area
		The Chiang Mai Metropolitan Area (Thai: เขตนครเชียงใหม่และปริมณฑล) is the urban sprawl of Chiang Mai city.
		It has an area of around 529 km² and population of 692,148 inhabitants.
		The Metropolitan Area of Chiang Mai is located within the 10 inner amphoe (districts) of Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand.
	reference.com /browse/wiki/Chiang_Mai_Metropolitan_Area (154 words)

	Chiang Mai
		Chiang Mai, Thailand's second city, and major northern province offers more than most destinations...
		Once the capital of the 12th century Lanna Thai Kingdom, Chiang Mai City has a unique heritage reflected in the architectural style of the temples and the unique crafts produced in the area.
		Wild and mountainous, the region around Chiang Mai and neighbouring Chiang Rai has adventure written all over the lofty hills and deep valleys.
	www.bangkok.com /around-thailand/chiang-mai.html (303 words)

	ChiangMai Citylife: Chiang Mai sightseeing includes temples, waterfalls, jungle trekking, museums and many other ...
		The old city of Chiang Mai is still surrounded today by remains of an old city wall and a moat.
		On Thursday, 12th April 1296, King Mengrai founded Chiang Mai, which means new city, to be the capital of his recently consolidated Kingdom of Lanna.
		In fact, it appears that Mengrai may have lived at Wiang Kum Kam for a few years before Chiang Mai was founded in 1297 a.d.
	www.chiangmainews.com /sightseeing/details.php?id=12 (825 words)

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