Nan in North Thailand
Nan Province, Thailand is along the Lao border.
Nan City is 670 km from Bangkok. Nan City is located in the Nan River Valley. Plans are for a highway to open up Nan to Lao and China. Nan people come from the ancient Laos kingdom of Lanchang.
Attractions in Nan
Wat Phra That Chae Haeng ... temple dating from 1355 (1st Kingdom of Sukhothai )
Wat Phumin ... famous "The Four Buddhas" statues
Wat Phra That Chang Kham ... rebuilt in 1458
Wat Suan Tan ... temple dating from 1456
Khok Suea & Sao Din Na Noi ... "Hom Chom" stone fields and strange geology located in Chiang Khong district (60 km from Nan City)
Hill Tribes ... Thai Leu
Sports & Festivals in Nan
Boat Races in Nan River ... during September/October full moon “นัดเปิดสนาม”(water level is at its peak & rainy season stopping). Long-boat racing traces back some 600 years ago was used to train soliders corps for defense.
Nan Hotels
