Life In The Rai Introduction

Please allow me to introduce you to Life In The Rai. In our videos you will be shown the realities of life in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Our future videos will be chats with local residents and ex-pats who tell you about their life in the Rai.  We will also visit the management of businesses and attractions who will tell you about their facility. If you…

The Tiny Town of Mae Salong in Chiang Rai bears a distinctive Chinese Past

  The Martyr’s Memorial Hall in Doi Mae Salong (Image: Wikipedia) The history of Doi Mae Salong community set against a backdrop of the Chinese Civil War after after Mao Zedong’s communist party victory in China, the defeated Kuomintang (KMT) armies were led by Chiang Kai-shek who later retreated to Taiwan. From the defeated army, the General Tuan Shi-wen led about 4,000 soldiers of Kuomintang (KMT) 93rd Division…