Blooming Sunflower Festival and Chiang Rai Flower Festival

Blooming Sunflower Festival and Chiang Rai Flower Festival

Buatong Ban or Blooming Mexican Sunflower Festival is held in November, affording people the opportunity to see the sunflower fields, waterfalls and mist at Ban Hua Mae Kham, Amphoe Mae Fa Luang. There are also hilltribe performances.
Sunflowers have become a popular seasonal attraction in Lop Buri Province, lying 154 kilometers north of Bangkok. Each year, a large number of tourists, especially flower lovers, travel to this province to view vast fields of sunflowers in full bloom

Originally, Thai people grew sunflowers as decorative plants. Later, they extracted oil from sunflower seeds, which have also become a favorite snack for many. Today, the sunflower is regarded as a cash crop in Lop Buri. This crop is also grown in abundance in the nearby province of Saraburi. It can be grown in all climatic conditions. According to the Lop Buri Agriculture Office, sunflowers now cover 300,000 rai, or 12,000 acres, of farmland in Lop Buri

Chiang Rai Flower Festival
Chiang Mai Flower Festival 2nd - 4th February 2010- tbc (usually the first weekend in February)

Chiang Rai flower festival is held during the end of December to January every year. There are flower processions, flower gardens, Miss Thinn Thai Ngarm Contest and also the fair of agricultural products and the variety of flowers.
Chiang Saen, Mae Chan, and Doi Mae Salong are three substantially different places. Chiang Saen’s culture has been influenced by its collection of Buddhist scriptures and temples. It was once the provincial capital. Mae Chan’s name lies in its silver and tribal handicrafts. Once officially unrecognized by the Thai government, Doi Mae Salong is a Chinese KMT (Kuomintang) area renowned for its natural beauty and unique Yunnanese culture. Besides the Chinese 93rd Infantry of the Kuomintang, several other ethnic minorities have settled down in the region including the Tai Yai, Tai Lue, Tai Khoen and Tai Yuan

Chiang Mai is famous for having some truly beautiful flowers. Most bloom early in the year from January to February. Colorful flowers like African marigold, globe amaranth, orchids, Ban Chun, chrysanthemum, celosia, and assorted roses like Fa Mui and thin Uang Dok Lek. This is regarded as the most beautiful period of Chiang Mai.

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35 comments:

Siryn said...: The landscape in the first picture looks so beautiful! I'm gonna save this one. Thanks!; September 29, 2010 at 11:28 PM
Naj said...: wow! the place looks amazing! flowers everywhere!; September 30, 2010 at 12:13 AM
Primitive said...: YOUR PICTURES LOOK SO AMAZING! sorry for the caps but wow.. i want to go thailand right now hahaha!; September 30, 2010 at 12:23 AM
LoreBlogger said...: those pics are beautiful; September 30, 2010 at 12:26 AM
Biff Tanner said...: Great post I love it; September 30, 2010 at 12:45 AM
The Blind Prophet said...: Ahhh soo pretty! Haha I want to visit Thailand now! :P; September 30, 2010 at 12:53 AM
Themensquarters said...: elephants fuck yeah!; September 30, 2010 at 1:20 AM
Lizard said...: love your blog. the people there are so pretty.; September 30, 2010 at 1:46 AM
llllollllll said...: This just makes me wanna visit Thailand more than ever.; September 30, 2010 at 1:50 AM
Light Weight Baby! said...: I like your ideas here :); September 30, 2010 at 2:52 AM
Piripi Anxo said...: another great post!; September 30, 2010 at 3:04 AM
la comédie said...: nice post; September 30, 2010 at 3:18 AM
ramrod360 said...: Beautiful girls.; September 30, 2010 at 3:23 AM
neon_shaman said...: I love the aesthetic of Thai culture. The artwork is incredible.; September 30, 2010 at 4:33 AM
thecatzpajamas said...: THESE PICTURES ARE SO AMAZING AND LIVE AND BEAUTIFUL OMGGGG; September 30, 2010 at 5:32 AM
That Which Haunts said...: The first image is gorgeous, truly. Seeing imagery like that does not make me depreciate what is going around me, but I sure would enjoy being amongst that environment. I like that float as well, it reminds me how affluent culture is in Thailand.; September 30, 2010 at 6:54 AM
Dorsia said...: Weirddd; September 30, 2010 at 7:40 AM
Shane said...: Love the new design, and that first photo is stunning; September 30, 2010 at 9:06 AM
Anonymous said...: what a beautiful place!!; September 30, 2010 at 9:46 AM
iammyself said...: beautiful..; September 30, 2010 at 9:50 AM
Vai said...: wow, that place is so beautiful! thanks for showing us!; September 30, 2010 at 10:33 AM
Lil Pee said...: If Thailand wasn't so humid.. I'd live there.; September 30, 2010 at 10:50 AM
David said...: WoW beautiful :d; September 30, 2010 at 12:25 PM
Rubilax said...: You had me at sunflowers.; September 30, 2010 at 5:40 PM
AnnoNeuvo said...: Thailand is so beautiful!; September 30, 2010 at 6:05 PM
Light Weight Baby! said...: her yellow teeth are a turn off though; September 30, 2010 at 7:41 PM
remzi said...: One day i will visit Thailand; September 30, 2010 at 8:12 PM
Student said...: Very nice update.; September 30, 2010 at 8:47 PM
Anonymous said...: uau the chick is super; September 30, 2010 at 9:08 PM
Unknown said...: i know a few things about thialand; October 1, 2010 at 2:40 AM
Applelove said...: Wow. It'd be amazing to take part in culture like this first hand.; October 1, 2010 at 4:28 AM
nmbr22 said...: Beautiful stuff. My friend visited Thailand. Most of their 'coffee' is instant stuff made by Nestle.; October 1, 2010 at 10:13 AM
Mesty said...: Oh that looks lovely!
I will surely add Thailand to my list of travel destinations.
Mesty =); October 1, 2010 at 10:55 AM
rockStar said...: srry for that :(

btw. awesome post!

supportin! <3; October 1, 2010 at 1:42 PM
Pariuri Online said...: Wow. It'd be amazing to take part in culture like this first hand.

Roli from Pariuri Online; January 10, 2012 at 4:30 PM