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Rafting on the Wa River The Park, comvering about 270,000 rai or 432 square kilometers, is occupied with convoluted ranges. The highest peak is Doi Khun Lan, which reaches the altitude of 1,652 meters. The Wa River, the main tributary of the Nan River, orighnates from Doi Phu Kha in Doi Phu Kha National Park, and flows southward to north of Bo Kluea, Santi Suk and Mae Charim, before joining the Nan River at Wiang Sa. The Wa River course in Mae Charim National Park is 7.5 kilometers long. The forests found in the park include Hill pine, Hill evergreen, Dry evergreen, Mixed deciduous, Dry dipterocarp and Moist evergreen forests.

Wat Phumin (Muang District) The attractive items of this monastery are, very beautiful cared wood doors facing four directions. (made by the Lanna Thai artisans): and mural painting. This monastery is located near the Nan National Museum in Phumin Village and has very unusual characteristics compared to other monasteries i.e., The main shrine hall and the vihara are constructed as the same building. Other attractive items of this monastery are, very buautiful cared wood doors facing four directions. (made by the Lanna Thai artisans): and mural paintings painted on the internal wall of the vihara displaying ways of lives and cultures of the past.

Mlabri or Phi Tong Luang(Spirit of yellow leaves) The word “Phi Tong Luang” is the name of the people of Malabri hilltribe, called by villagers in the North because the people of this tribe do not like to live permanently in one place, that is, they like wandering in jungles to get food by bunting or picking fruits. They build buts roofed with leaves to stay while going out to look for food but when there is not enough food there and they find it difficult to get food, they always move to other areas when the leaves of the huts roofs just become yellow. Besides, whenever they see strangers or other tribes, they are suspicious or not trusty and then flee away immediately.(30) Therefor, they are called Phi Tong Luang but they prefer the name “Malabri” they are not satisfied with the name “Phi Tong Luang”, so some of them complained, we are still alive, not dead, why are we called Phi (ghost)?”