Royal Flora in Chiang Mai

In a perfectly similar sense for Phuket, the northern province of Chiang Mai also has a nickname - "The Rose of the North". Some tourists give it an even broader credit as the Rose of the Southeast Asia, in particular, after the biggest exhibition it ever hosted. Not only biggest in Thailand, the Royal Flora is reportedly the largest plant exposition in Southeast Asia. To add to this magnitude it is also the largest international horticultural exposition as well. It was just so big that no-one would ever have seen every spot in fine detail. This might be one of the reasons why the event had been planned for 92 days. To show the scale in short, it requires 80 hectares (almost a square kilometer) of overall space with more than 7 kilometers of strolling path, swirling around 30 international gardens and 80 domestic gardens. These one-hundred-and-ten gardens take up only less than a third of the area. More than two million visitors have come to witness this, to witness how faithful the Thais love their King. This event was organized by Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Department of Agriculture Horticultural Science Society of Thailand in respect and honor of His Majesty the King. The main aim was to highlight HM invaluable contributions to Thai agriculture that have helped advance technologies, increased the agricultural productivity, and shaped the way of life of the people in this country at large.

Though the event is over, many still remember and smile at what they have experienced. Thanks to YouTube, here is a nice video clip of the exposition.



Sincerely,
Boone (http://smilingland.blogspot.com)