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The charming city of horse drawn carriages and province with the king’s stable of white elephants at the Thailand Elephant Conservation Center.
Most visitors simply visit Lampang to see the Thailand Elephant Conservation Center, bypassing Lampang town on their way to Chiang Mai and provinces farther north. However, while the elephant center is certainly a must-see attraction, those willing to spend some time in the provincial capital are generally surprised by the charming and somewhat unusual town and province of Lampang.Famous for its horse-drawn carriages and sporting a rooster on its provincial emblem (the bird also honored with a large statue in the center of town), Lampang boasts a long history of human settlements within the Wang River basin, some of which date back more than 1,000 years. Lampang is rich in archaeological evidence from the kingdoms of Hariphunchai, Lanna, and Burma. The horse and carriage, a mode of local transportation that has survived the introduction of automobiles to Lampang, is a fun way to explore the surprisingly large town, which features a number of beautiful old temples. The rooster statue, which you are likely to pass along the way, is a much older symbol of Lampang, dating back to the city’s former name, Kukutthanakorn, or City of Roosters, a name that was derived from a local legend about a white rooster that was sent by the Brahmin God Indra to wake the local inhabitants so they could give alms to the Lord Buddha, who was purportedly visiting the town. On the road from Lampang to Chiang Mai is the Thailand Elephant Conservation Center, the oldest and only government sponsored elephant center in Thailand, where the King’s white elephants are housed, visitors can learn about elephants, and elephant demonstrations are regularly performed.
Lampang city is the capital of the province of the same name, a city that features horse drawn carriages, relaxing riverside bars and restaurants, a number of spectacular Buddhist temples, and a friendly, laid-back local population. Just outside of the city, on the road to Chiang Mai, the Thailand Elephant Conservation Center is one of the premier venues for visitors to learn about elephants and watch elephant demonstrations.
This wooden house comprises 116 teak posts or ‘Sao’ in Thai, it is the cause of the name Ban Sao Nak (‘Nak’ means “many” in the local dialect). This house was built in 1895 by Mong Chan-ong, the found...
The great Knight of Khelanfnakorn "Chao Por Pratoopa" or "Paya Mue Lek" was born at Ban Ta, Amphur Ngao, Lampang. He was an orphan. He was the great soildier of Tao Lin Karn. He studied the knowle...
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Lampang Herb Conservation Group is located at 177 Mu 12, Ban Khelang Thong, Khan Mueang Road, Tambon Bo Haeo. More than 150 products of toxin-free herbs that are good for health such as herbal soup an...
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Long Sapao Chao Wiang Lakorn (Loy Krathong, Lampang) Festival
If you everseen Loy Krathong festival in Thailand before or saw some photo elsewhere, have you ever imagined how big of Krathong can we use? Lampang people have thier own style of the tradition called...
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Thai Elephant Conservation Centre
The Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC), founded in 1993 under Royal Patronage, cares for more than 50 Asian elephants in a beautiful forest conveniently located near the famous city of Chiang Ma...
This centuries-old temple on Phra Kaeo Road used to be the place where the Emerald Buddha was once enshrined (the same statue now installed in Bangkok). Interesting structures include the large Chedi ...
Around 20 kilometers to the southwest of town in Ko Kha district is Wat Phra That Lampang Luang, a paradigm of temple building of Lanna. The temple itself is prominently sited on a hillock surrounded ...
