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Royal Project Development Center, Mae Chaem District, Chiang
Mai Province
The Center has a total area of 76.91 square kilometers or 48,068.54
rai and is at 1,000 to 1,500 meters above sea level. The average
temperature is about 20 Celsius. It is located in a mountain range
with valleys and the Yod and Pang Kia waterways.
Rice Field, Mae Hong Son
Visitors are welcome to join :
 Activities
- visit tomato and carrot growing plots about 5 kilometers from
the Center
- visit lychee orchards bearing fruit around January to March
- see Hmong hill-tribe demonstration plots growing Arabica coffee
approximately 5 kilometers from the Center
- visit herb gardens and bamboo plots about 5 kilometers from
the Center
Tradition and Culture
- Hmong New Year Festival is around 3 to 5 January - Hmong will
have variety entertainment such as a basket dancing, top spin,
and many shows on the stage
- Karen New Year Festival is held in February - the celebration
signifi ed the beginning of new life marked by the villagers forgiving
each other and forgetting about the bad things that may have occurred
over the past year
- New rice eating tradition of Karen is in August – see dancing,
offer food to the monks, and participate in a ceremony to thank
the ghosts who protect the village
Trekking Sites
- trek to rhododendron gardens 10 to 15 kilometers from the Center
- where you can see the beauty of Rhododendron whose fl owers
will be in full bloom only from December to February
- watch local and foreign birds in April, 18 to 20 kilometers
from the Center
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