Along with the Lanna Folklife Centre, the excellent Chiang Mai Historical Centre is a relatively new museum addition to Chiang Mai’s offerings and is well worth an hour or so of your time.
The history of northern Thailand and Chiang Mai is a long one. The Lanna and Thai period dates back a mere 700 years or so, but before that the region was home to a network of Mon and Lawa settlements and prior to that, evidence of prehistoric occupation goes back several thousand years. This museum gives you a brief walk through of all eras, with an understandable bias towards the ... Travelfish members only (Full text is around 200 words.)
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