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Mae Hong Son is a land of three seasons, with gentle mists, and is surrounded by high mountains, which maintain a cool climate all year round. In the past, Mae Hong Son was little known to the outside world mainly from the lack of good transportation and communication. It has a strong Burmese influence that can be seen in the design of the provincial capital's many traditional temples and historical sites. Mae Hong Son has various attractions and interesting spots to visit. It is a revitalizing province, with numerous natural parks, where one can absorb the rejuvenating powers of the waterfall and explore the caves which are naturally decorated with stalagmites and stalactites. One can also enjoy a peaceful trip on the Pai river experiencing nature at its fullest, or join the sightseeing tour to the Karen village and visit with the Padong village people (Long Neck Karen)
Mae Hong Son is a picturesque town that is mist-shrouded all three season, It is always an ultimate dream of any traveler who wants to view a magnificent natural beauty of mountains, hills and pristine forest. It is a place of mountains, hills and pristine forest. It is a place where one travels through a mist screen to the land of Shangri-la.
Mae Hong Son is located in the top most northwest border of Thailand. Being a small town amidst a vast forest, its area is 90% mountainous and 10% flat plains. With this geography, Mae Hong Son provides a quite complete and balanced ecosystem.
History of Mae Hong Son City
In the past, Mae Hong Son was formerly calles, "Mae Rong Son" which means a stream used for bathing and training of wild elephants. It was previously a forest settlement of Tai Yai. A villager named "Shan Ka Lae" initiated the native people to settle together in a place which they than established as "Khun Yuam" village. In 1874, the village developed into a town and the name was changed into "Mae Hong Son". Later, Prince Inthawichayanont of Chiang Mai realized the guardianship ability of Shan Ka Lae and promoted him to be Phraya Singhanat Raja, the first governor of Mae Hong Son.
The province of Mae Hong Son is the only province in the entire country that has been selected as one of the ten livable and beautiful cities in the world, is comprised of about 12,682 sq.km. making it the 7th largest province in the country. It consiste of 7 districts, namely:
Muang, Khun Yuam, Mae La Noi, Mae Sariang, Sob Muei, Pai and Pang Ma Pha.
The fascination of this land lies mainly on the purity of its nature, with its verdant forests and to wering mountains that always seen to fortify and protect its intrinsic culture from the rest of the country. This had capacitated the native people of Mae Hong Son to preserve their real and distinctive identity in terms of arts, culture and way of life. Hence tourists are allured to come and visit Mae Hong Son all the time.
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