Nan
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 A quiet
and tranquil province, Nan nestles in a verdant valley in northern
Thailand. About 668 kilometres from Bangkok, it covers an area of
11,472 square kilometres and is made up of the following districts:
Muang, Wiang Sa, Na Noi, Pua, Chiang Klang, Tha Wang Pha, Thung
Chang, Mae Charim, Ban Luang, Na Mun, Santi Suk, Bo Klua, Chaloem
Phra Kiat, Song Khwae, and Phu Phiang.
The people of Nan descend from the Lan Changs (Laotians). Their
forebears moved to settle around present-day Pua district which
is rich in rock salt deposits, about 700 years ago at the time when
Sukhothai was becoming the kingdom of the Thais.
They subsequently moved south to the fertile Nan River basin which
is much more extensive. Nan's history is deeply involved with its
neighbours, in particular Sukhothai which played an important role
in both political and religious terms before Nan became a part of
Lanna, Burma and Thailand in that order. Today Nan is still the
home of numerous Thai Lue and other hilltribes who retain highly
interesting customs and traditions.
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