May is the beginning of mango and Lynchee season here in Chiangmai. Although most have          tasted fresh mango most Westerners have eaten only canned Lynchee. This is your chance to enjoy the         delicious fruit fresh off the tree.                          The best area to find fresh Lynchee is the mountain slopes between 500 and 1000 meters high          surrounding Farng valley. Lynchee was used more than a decade ago to replace poppy fields of the many          hill tribes of the area. Today Lynchee is the main financial crop for the hill tribe villages.                          The annual Lynchee festival in Farng takes place during the second and third weekend in May.          Farng is the main marketing city for Lynchee grown in the area . Hill tribe villagers unload truck loads of         this delicious fruit daily in Farng until June.