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Historic Sites Attractions In Mae Hong Son Province

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Mae Hong Son Province , also spelled Maehongson, Mae Hong Sorn or Maehongsorn, is one of the northern provinces of Thailand, on the country's western border. Neighboring provinces are Shan State of Myanmar, Chiang Mai and Tak. To the west, the province borders Kayin State and Kayah State of Myanmar. Mae Hong Son's nickname is the city of three mists. It is hemmed in by the high mountain ranges of the Shan Hills and is the most mountainous province in Thailand, occupying 13,814 square kilometres . The province is often covered with mist. Mae Hong Son town was originally established in the early 19th century as an elephant training camp as ordered by the...
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Historic Sites Attractions In Mae Hong Son Province

  • 1. Karen village Mae Hong Son
    The Kayan are a sub-group of Red Karen , Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of Myanmar . The Kayan consists of the following groups: Kayan Lahwi , Kayan Ka Khaung , Kayan Lahta, Kayan Ka Ngan. Kayan Gebar, Kayan Kakhi and, sometimes, Bwe people . Padaung is a Shan term for the Kayan Lahwi . The Kayan residents in Mae Hong Son Province in Northern Thailand refer to themselves as Kayan and object to being called Padaung. In The Hardy Padaungs Khin Maung Nyunt, one of the first authors to use the term Kayan, says that the Padaung prefer to be called Kayan. On the other hand, Pascal Khoo Thwe calls his people Padaung in his 2002 memoir, From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey. In the late 1980s and early 1990s due to conflict with the military regime in Myanmar, many Kayan tribes fled to t...
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  • 2. Pai Memorial Bridge Pai
    Pai is a small town in northern Thailand's Mae Hong Son Province, near the Myanmar border, about 146 km northwest of Chiang Mai on the northern route to Mae Hong Son. It lies on the Pai River. The town has thesaban tambon status and covers parts of the tambon Wiang Tai of Pai District. As of 2006, it had a population of 2,284.
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