A city and a region steeped in tradition and history, Chiang Mai - TopicsExpress



          

A city and a region steeped in tradition and history, Chiang Mai has weathered seven hundred years of fascinating history. There has been continuous habitation in what is now Thailand for over 10,000 years. Thailand lies between the two great civilizations of India and China and it has been much influenced by the both. Coastal trade came up the river to Siam, as the old capital now known as Ayutthaya, was called. Elephants or ox carts also carried goods across the narrow isthmus to avoid the long and pirate infested route through the Malacca Straight.
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 04:38:06 +0000

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